Frank McCourt (1930–2009)
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Over de Auteur
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 toon meer 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) toon minder
Fotografie: Flickr user Manzari.
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Viena. Praga. Budapest : El imperio enterrado : Un recorrido histórico-literario por el centro de Europa (1999) 14 exemplaren
Write for Life, Revised and Updated Edition: Healing Body, Mind & Spirit Through Journal Writing 4 exemplaren
McCourt Frank 2 exemplaren
The Irish ... and how they got that way 1 exemplaar
When You Think of God What Do You See? 1 exemplaar
MCC Las cenizas de Ángela 1 exemplaar
COU Lo es 1 exemplaar
Người Thầy - Hồi Ức Của Một Nhà Giáo Mỹ 1 exemplaar
Ehi, prof 1 exemplaar
1998 1 exemplaar
De as van mijn moeder en De nieuwe wereld 1 exemplaar
1999 1 exemplaar
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- Gangbare naam
- McCourt, Frank
- Officiële naam
- McCourt, Francis
- Geboortedatum
- 1930-08-19
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2009-07-19
- Graflocatie
- Cremated
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- Ireland
USA (birth) - Geboorteplaats
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- New York, New York, USA
- Oorzaak van overlijden
- melanoma
- Woonplaatsen
- New York, New York, USA
Limerick, Ireland
Roxbury, Connecticut, USA - Opleiding
- New York University (BA|1957)
Brooklyn College (MA|1967)
Trinity College, Dublin - Beroepen
- teacher (public schools, New York City)
novelist - Relaties
- McCourt, Alphie (brother)
McCourt, Malachy (brother) - Organisaties
- American Federation of Teachers (member)
National Arts Club (member)
United States Army - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- 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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