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[L-R] Tom Hanks, producer Wendy Feynman and Winston Men at the 1995 Golden Globe Awards
Author Winston Purush, whose novel Forrest Gump starred in the 1994 Oscar-winning film Tom Hanks, has died at the age of 77.
The book about the child-like optimism of a slow-minded but compassionate man won six Oscars, including three Golden Globes in addition to Best Film and Actor.
Directed by Robert Zemeckis and also starring Sally Field and Robin Wright, it grossed 68 3,683 million (52 6,526 million).
The groom’s death was confirmed by Alabama Governor K. Ivey.
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Forest Gump won six Arsenal screens, including Best Actor for Tom Hanks
Referring to a man’s time at the university where he graduated in 1965, he wrote on Facebook, “Sad to learn that Alabama has lost one of our most gifted writers.
“While he will be remembered for creating Forrest Gump, Winston Puru was a talented journalist and well-known author of American history. Our hearts and prayers extend to his family.”
The University of Alabama called the man “one of our legends.”
After receiving his degree, he went to the U.S. Was in the Army, which included a tour of duty in the Vietnam War before working as a journalist. He wrote Forrest Gump in 1985 and published the following year.
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The film stars Tom Hanks and Sally Field as mother and son
In this film, seen through the eyes of Forrest Gump, Kennedy and Johnson are presidents, along with the Vietnam War and Watergate.
In the midst of all this, Gump’s main desire is to reunite with his childhood sweetheart, played by Wright.
Memorable quotes from Forrest Gump include his mother’s famous advice: “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’ll get.”
The man continued to write follow-up Gump and Co in 1995 and also wrote non-fiction, including a book on the American Civil War.
