Biography
Cormac McCarthy (born Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr.; July 20, 1933 – June 13, 2023) was an American writer who authored twelve novels, two plays, five screenplays, and three short stories, spanning the Western and postapocalyptic genres. He was known for his graphic depictions of violence and his unique writing style, recognizable by a sparse use of punctuation and attribution. McCarthy is widely regarded as one of the greatest American novelists.
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Filmography
all 15
Movies 15
Writer 7
self 4
Writer
Child of God (2014)
Movie
Self
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor' (2014)
Movie
Self
The Unbelievers (2013)
Movie
Writer
The Counselor (2013)
Movie
1
Original Story
Blood Meridian Test Reel (2011)
Movie
Writer
The Sunset Limited (2011)
Movie
Writer
The Road (2009)
Movie
6.38
Writer
Outer Dark (2009)
Movie
Novel
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Movie
8.11
Novel
All the Pretty Horses (2000)
Movie
Self
Looking for Cormac (1995)
Movie
Writer
The Gardener's Son (1977)
Movie
Jimmy
Dairying In Tennessee (1946)
Movie
Self
Cormac McCarthy's Veer
Movie
Writer
Blood Meridian
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.27
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1933-07-20
Deathday2023-06-13 (89 years old)
Birth NameCharles Joseph McCarthy Jr.
Birth PlaceProvidence, Rhode Island, United States of America
ReligionCatholic Church
FatherCharles J. McCarthy
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesChicago · Alaska · Washington · D.C. · El Paso · Tucson · Lexington · Nashville · Sevier County · Asheville · Providence · New Orleans · Santa Fe · Louisville · Rockford · Knoxville, United States of America, Paris, France, Ibiza, Spain, Republic of Ireland · Ireland, Republic of Ireland
AwardsNational Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, Lillian Smith Book Award, James Tait Black Memorial Prize, National Book Award, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program, Maltese Falcon Award, National Book Award for Fiction, Believer Book Award, Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel
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