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Screenwriter, Book Author, Screen Story Biography:An Atlanta-bred novelist who credits his Southern belle mother with inspiring his love of the English language, Pat Conroy overcame great childhood adversity to write such affecting novels as The Lords of Discipline and The Prince of Tides. Although the abuse that Conroy endured at the hands of his father would scar the burgeoning novelist for life, his difficult memories would ultimately prove a cornerstone of both his art and his later life. His father's military background found the family constantly packing their bags, and though young Conroy would change schools at an astonishing pace, at his father's behest he eventually ended up at the Citadel Military Academy in Charleston, S.C. It was there that Conroy's strong bond with a teacher would inspire his first novel: The Boo. Teaching English in Beaufort upon graduation, Conroy wed a Vietnam War widow before opting to educate the underprivileged on... Full Biography
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