Frank McCourt (1930–2009)
Autor de Las cenizas de Ángela
Sobre El Autor
Frank McCourt was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 13, 1930 to Irish immigrant parents. When he was four, his family moved back to Ireland. His father abandoned the family to a life of poverty. He attended school until the age of 14, at which point he was forced to drop out to help support the mostrar más family. In 1949, he returned to the United States, where he worked odd jobs until being drafted into the U. S. Army during the Korean War. Using the GI Bill, he received a degree in English and education from New York University. He worked at several high schools throughout New York City including McKee Vocational and Technical High School, Seward Park High School, and Stuyvesant High School. During this time, he would occasionally write articles for newspapers and magazines. He retired from teaching in 1994. His first memoir, Angela's Ashes, was published in 1996. It won the National Book Critics Circle award in 1996 and the Pulitzer Prize in 1997. His other memoirs included 'Tis and Teacherman. He died on July 19, 2009 at the age of 78. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Series
Obras de Frank McCourt
Write for Life, Revised and Updated Edition: Healing Body, Mind & Spirit Through Journal Writing 4 copias
McCourt Frank 2 copias
MCC Las cenizas de Ángela 1 copia
COU Lo es 1 copia
Ehi, prof 1 copia
1999 1 copia
1998 1 copia
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Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- McCourt, Frank
- Nombre legal
- McCourt, Francis
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1930-08-19
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 2009-07-19
- Lugar de sepultura
- Cremated
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- Irlanda
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- New York, New York, USA
- Causa de fallecimiento
- melanoma
- Lugares de residencia
- USA
- Educación
- New York University (BA|1957)
Brooklyn College (MA|1967)
Trinity College, Dublin - Ocupaciones
- professor
- Relaciones
- McCourt, Alphie (brother)
McCourt, Malachy (brother) - Organizaciones
- American Federation of Teachers (member)
National Arts Club (member)
United States Army - Premios y honores
- Honorary Doctorate (University of Western Ontario)
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography (1997)
National Book Critics Circle Award (1996)
Golden Plate Award (1999)
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Carole's List (3)
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Tour of Ireland (1)
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100 New Classics (1)
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