Frank McCourt, Author of "Angela's Ashes", Dies At 78 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

JamesG · 07-20-2009, 12:17 PM

Angela's Ashes Creator McCourt Dies
20 July 2009 1:11 AM, PDT

Angela's Ashes author Frank McCourt has died of cancer, aged 78.

The Irish writer, whose book was made into a hit movie, had been battling melanoma skin cancer in a New York hospice, but his condition took a turn for the worse when he contracted meningitis earlier this month.

His brother, veteran actor Malachy McCourt, said his sibling died on Sunday afternoon in Manhattan.

Speaking last week (beg13Jul09), Malachy admitted he wasn't expecting the scribe to get through his illness, saying, "We don't expect him to live very long. He got meningitis and that screwed up the whole thing. (Until then) he was doing okay, speaking and lecturing and appearing and signing and doing all the usual stuff."

McCourt won a Pulitzer Prize for Angela's Ashes in 1996, which he wrote after retiring from his job as an English teacher.

His other works include Teacher Man and Tis.

-IMDB News

Nighthawk76 · 07-20-2009, 01:09 PM

Angela's Ashes is a great novel! I was sorry to hear that Mr. McCourt died.

catlover79 · 07-20-2009, 01:33 PM

to a great author and gentleman. I remember his brother, Malachy McCourt, as Kevin the Irish bartender on Ryan's Hope. God be with the family at this time.

07-20-2009, 12:17 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,168	Frank McCourt, Author of "Angela's Ashes", Dies At 78 Angela's Ashes Creator McCourt Dies 20 July 2009 1:11 AM, PDT Angela's Ashes author Frank McCourt has died of cancer, aged 78. The Irish writer, whose book was made into a hit movie, had been battling melanoma skin cancer in a New York hospice, but his condition took a turn for the worse when he contracted meningitis earlier this month. His brother, veteran actor Malachy McCourt, said his sibling died on Sunday afternoon in Manhattan. Speaking last week (beg13Jul09), Malachy admitted he wasn't expecting the scribe to get through his illness, saying, "We don't expect him to live very long. He got meningitis and that screwed up the whole thing. (Until then) he was doing okay, speaking and lecturing and appearing and signing and doing all the usual stuff." McCourt won a Pulitzer Prize for Angela's Ashes in 1996, which he wrote after retiring from his job as an English teacher. His other works include Teacher Man and Tis. -IMDB News Attached Images

07-20-2009, 01:33 PM	#3
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	to a great author and gentleman. I remember his brother, Malachy McCourt, as Kevin the Irish bartender on Ryan's Hope. God be with the family at this time.
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07-20-2009, 01:09 PM	#2
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	Angela's Ashes is a great novel! I was sorry to hear that Mr. McCourt died.