Frank McCourt

Francis McCourt
McCourt in 2006
Born
Francis McCourt

(1930-08-19)August 19, 1930
DiedJuly 19, 2009(2009-07-19) (aged 78)
New York City, U.S.
Citizenship
  • Irish
  • American
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Memoirist
  • writer
  • teacher
Notable workAngela's Ashes (1996)
'Tis (1999)
Teacher Man (2005)
Spouses
  • Alberta Small
    (m. 1961; div. 1979)
  • Cheryl Floyd
    (m. 1984; div. 1989)
  • Ellen Frey
    (m. 1994)
Parent(s)Malachy Gerald McCourt, Sr
Angela Sheehan
RelativesBrothers Malachy McCourt
Michael McCourt
Alphie McCourt
AwardsPulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography in 1997
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Francis McCourt (August 19, 1930  July 19, 2009) was an Irish-American teacher and writer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book Angela's Ashes, a tragicomic memoir of the misery and squalor of his childhood.