Pat Conroy

Writing

Donald Patrick Conroy (October 26, 1945 – March 4, 2016) was an American author who wrote several acclaimed novels and memoirs; his books The Water is Wide, The Lords of Discipline, The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini were made into films, the last two being nominated for Oscars. He is recognized as a leading figure of late-20th-century Southern literature.

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Filmography

Screenwriting

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The Prince of Tides

Movie1991

A troubled man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her in the process.

Miscellaneous Crew

2 titles

The Prince of Tides

Movie1991

A troubled man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her in the process.

The Lords of Discipline

Movie1983

Will arrives for his last year at Military Academy, in the Deep South USA, in the 1960's. A black student, Pearce, has been accepted, for the first time and Will is asked to keep an eye out for the inevitable racism. The racists come in the form of The Ten, a secret group of the elite students. They want Pearce to leave on his own free will, but are prepared to torture him to make it 'his free will'. Will is forced to help Pearce and he is prepared to risk his own career to do so.

Pat Conroy

Biography

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Filmography

Screenwriting

The Prince of Tides

Miscellaneous Crew

The Prince of Tides

The Lords of Discipline