Winston Groom, historian and author of <i>Forrest Gump</i>,<i> </i>lived large

By Quin Hillyer

Published September 18, 2020 12:05am ET

Winston Groom, historian and author of <i>Forrest Gump</i>,<i> </i>lived large — MOBILE, Alabama — At the very end of the novel bearing his name, the character Forrest Gump says, “At least I ain’t lived no hum-drum life.” Gump’s creator, Winston Groom, certainly could say the same. Groom, the journalist-novelist-historian who died on Thursday at age 77, was a tall man with a very big personality. He […]

MOBILE, Alabama — At the very end of the novel bearing his name, the character Forrest Gump says, “At least I ain’t lived no hum-drum life.”

Gump’s creator, Winston Groom, certainly could say the same. Groom, the journalist-novelist-historian who died on Thursday at age 77, was a tall man with a very big personality. He leaves behind a massive body of work and an indelible imprint on the memory of those who knew him.