Charles Portis Writer

Charles McColl Portis (born December 28, 1933) is an American author best known for his novels Norwood (1966) and the classic Western novel True Grit (1968), both adapted as films. The latter also inspired a film sequel and a made-for-TV movie sequel. A newer film adaptation of True Grit was released in 2010.Portis has been described as "one of the most inventively comic writers of western fiction".

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 28, 1933
Birth nameCharles McColl Portis
Birth place
El Dorado Arkansas

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Writer

Career start1966
Career end1991
genre
Western (genre)
notable work
True Grit (novel)
Norwood (novel)

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External resources

  1. http://www.believermag.com/issues/200303/?read=article_park
  2. http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=1094
  3. http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1977/12/12/1977_12_12_042_TNY_CARDS_000322964