Winston Groom — author of “Forrest Gump,” the book that inspired the Academy Award-winning film of the same name — died on Thursday. He was 77.
Mayor Karin Wilson of Fairhope, Alabama, where Groom lived, shared the news of his passing in a Facebook post.
“It is with great sadness that I share the passing of our dear friend Winston Groom,” Wilson wrote. “The City of Fairhope has lost an iconic author today. Please keep his friends and family in your thoughts and prayers.”
It is with great sadness that I share the passing of our dear friend Winston Groom.