Biography
Cormac McCarthy (born Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr.; July 20, 1933 – June 13, 2023) was an American writer who authored twelve novels, two plays, five screenplays, and three short stories, spanning the Western and postapocalyptic genres. He was known for his graphic depictions of violence and his unique writing style, recognizable by a sparse use of punctuation and attribution. McCarthy is widely regarded as one of the greatest American novelists.
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Filmography
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Movies 17
Writer 8
self 4
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Child of God (2014)
Movie
Original Story
Blood Meridian Test Reel (2011)
Movie
Writer
The Road (2009)
Movie
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Outer Dark (2009)
Movie
Novel
Stella Maris
Movie
Novel
The Passenger
Movie
Writer
Blood Meridian
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1933-07-20
Deathday2023-06-13 (89 years old)
Birth NameCharles Joseph McCarthy Jr.
Birth PlaceProvidence, Rhode Island, USA
ReligionCatholic Church
FatherCharles J. McCarthy
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesChicago · Alaska · Washington · D.C. · El Paso · Tucson · Lexington · Nashville · Sevier County · Asheville · Providence · New Orleans · Santa Fe · Louisville · Rockford · Knoxville, United States of America, Paris, France, Ibiza, Spain, Republic of Ireland · Ireland, Republic of Ireland
Also Known AsCharles Joseph McCarthy Jr.
AwardsNational Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, Lillian Smith Book Award, James Tait Black Memorial Prize, National Book Award, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program, Maltese Falcon Award, National Book Award for Fiction, Believer Book Award, Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel
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