Cormac McCarthy
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38 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- July 20, 1933
- Date of death
- June 13, 2023
- Place of birth
- Providence
- Place of death
- Santa Fe
- Country of citizenship
- United States[10]
- Occupation
- novelist, playwright, writer, film screenwriter
- Employer
- Santa Fe Institute[15]
- Religion or worldview
- Catholic Church[30]
- Award received
- National Book Award for Fiction, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program, James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Lillian Smith Book Award, Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel, National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, Believer Book Award, Guggenheim Fellowship, Tähtivaeltaja Award, Wikidata item[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
- Notable work
- Suttree, Blood Meridian, All the Pretty Horses, The Border Trilogy, No Country for Old Men, The Road, Stella Maris, The Passenger
- Father
- Charles J. McCarthy[9]
- Official website
- cormacmccarthybooks.com
- Nominated for
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel
- Archives at
- Wittliff collections[34]
- Birth name
- Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr.
- Copyright status as a creator
- works protected by copyrights
- Described by source
- The Cormac McCarthy Journal
- End of work period
- 2022
- Family name
- McCarthy
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- L252247-F2
- Influenced by
- William Faulkner
- Military branch
- United States Air Force[33]
- Name in native language
- Cormac McCarthy
- Named after
- Charles J. McCarthy[32]
- Number of children
- +2
- Represented by
- Amanda Urban
- Residence
- Providence, Knoxville, Alaska, Knoxville, Chicago, Knoxville, Sevier County, Asheville, New Orleans, Knoxville, Ireland, Paris, Ibiza, Washington, D.C., Rockford, Louisville, Tucson, El Paso, Nashville, Lexington, Santa Fe, Knoxville, El Paso, Santa Fe[35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48]
- Start of work period
- 1965
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Summary
Cormac McCarthy was born on July 20, 1933[1], in Providence[2]. He died on June 13, 2023[3], in Santa Fe[4]. He worked as a novelist[5], playwright[6], writer[7], and film screenwriter[8].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Cormac McCarthy include The Cormac McCarthy Society[49].
Why It Matters
He has been cited as an influence by Jack Ketchum[50], a novelist[51], 1946–2018[52], of United States[53], awarded the World Horror Convention Grand Master Award[54], specialised in fantasy literature[55]; Paolo Bacigalupi[56], a novelist[57], b. 1972[58], of United States[59], awarded the Theodore Sturgeon Award[60]; Justin Cronin[61], a writer[62], b. 1962[63], of United States[64], awarded the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award[65]; Barry Hannah[66], a novelist[67], 1942–2010[68], of United States[69], awarded the PEN/Malamud Award[70]; Philipp Meyer[71], a writer[72], b. 1974[73], of United States[74], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[75]; and Larry Brown[76], a novelist[77], 1951–2004[78], of United States[79].
Works attributed to him include Blood Meridian[80], a literary work[81]; The Road[82]; No Country for Old Men[83]; All the Pretty Horses[84]; Suttree[85]; and Outer Dark[86]. Entities named for him include The Cormac McCarthy Society[49].
FAQs
Where was Cormac McCarthy born?
Cormac McCarthy's place of birth was Providence[2].
Where did Cormac McCarthy die?
Cormac McCarthy passed away in Santa Fe[4].
Who were Cormac McCarthy's parents?
Cormac McCarthy's father was Charles J. McCarthy[9].
What did Cormac McCarthy do for work?
Cormac McCarthy worked as a novelist[5], playwright[6], writer[7], and film screenwriter[8].
Where did Cormac McCarthy go to school?
Cormac McCarthy was educated at University of Tennessee[16] and Knoxville Catholic High School[17].
What awards did Cormac McCarthy receive?
Honors received include National Book Award for Fiction[18], Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[19], Guggenheim Fellowship[20], and MacArthur Fellows Program[21].
Who did Cormac McCarthy influence?
Cormac McCarthy has been cited as an influence by Jack Ketchum[50], Paolo Bacigalupi[56], Justin Cronin[61], and Barry Hannah[66].
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evidence “Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale meets Cormac McCarthy's The Road with echoes of Kill Bill and Pan's Labyrinth when a noncompliant mother makes a dark pact with an ancient, violent Scarecrow Queen to stop a totalitarian government from taking her daughter.” bleedingcool.com · read source