One, "Conversations with the Enemy,'' about a American prisoner of war in Vietnam accused of collaboration, was a Pulitzer Prize finalist, according to the university. He wrote 16 books, fiction and nonfiction. His service included a tour in Vietnam, one of the settings for "Forrest Gump.'' Groom served in the Army's Fourth Infantry Division from 1965 to 1969, the university said. It was the best known book by Groom, who grew up in Mobile, Alabama, and graduated from the University of Alabama in 1965, according to a biography posted by the university. George Wallace's "stand at the schoolhouse door," to meetings with presidents. "Forrest Gump'' was the improbable tale of a slow-witted but mathematically gifted man who was a participant or witness to key points of 20th century history, from Alabama segregationist Gov. Our hearts & prayers are extended to his family,'' Alabama Gov. "While he will be remembered for creating Forrest Gump, Winston Groom was a talented journalist & noted author of American history. A local funeral home also confirmed the death and said arrangements were pending. Mayor Karin Wilson of Fairhope, Alabama, said in a message on social media that Groom had died in that south Alabama town.
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