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3 unusual facts about Pat Conroy


Bloody Point Range Lights

Two small brick buildings with the sign for the Silver Dew Winery were described by Pat Conroy in his autobiographical book the Water is Wide.

David Spielman

Eudora Welty, Pat Conroy, and James Dickey are a few of the authors Spielman shot for the book.

Donald Conroy

Novelist Pat Conroy used his father as the inspiration for the fictitious character Marine Lt. Col. "Bull" Meechum in The Great Santini.


Frank Muller

In 2002, Stephen King, who had also experienced a life-threatening auto accident, organized a benefit for Muller with Pat Conroy, John Grisham, and Peter Straub.

Thomas Wolfe

UNC-Chapel Hill presents the annual Thomas Wolfe Prize and Lecture each October at the time of Wolfe's birthday to a contemporary writer, with past recipients including Roy Blount, Jr., Robert Morgan, and Pat Conroy.


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