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Cormac McCarthy
Galactica ID
DGP-RDFVKDE62SE0GoldWikidata, with references. Checked 3 Oct 2026. What is this?
Cormac McCarthy was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (1933–2023). Born 1933 in Providence. Associated with Santa Fe Institute.
- Born
- 20 Jul 1933, Providence
- Died
- 13 Jun 2023, Santa Fe
- Citizenship
- United States
- Party
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Languages
- English, Spanish
Worksilver
Educationsilver
- University of Tennessee1951 to 1953
- high school diploma, Knoxville Catholic High School1951
Awards and worksilver
- National Book Award for Fiction1992
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction2007
- Guggenheim Fellowship1969
8 more awards
- MacArthur Fellows Program1981
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize2006
- Lillian Smith Book Award1980
- Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel2008
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction1992
- Believer Book Award2006
- Guggenheim Fellowship1976
- Tähtivaeltaja Award2009
Notable work
- Suttree
- Blood Meridian
- All the Pretty Horses
- The Border Trilogy
- No Country for Old Men
- The Road
- Stella Maris
- The Passenger
About
Expertise: drama, prose, film screenwriting, film
Questions about this record
- Who is Cormac McCarthy?
- Cormac McCarthy was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (1933–2023). Born 1933 in Providence. Associated with Santa Fe Institute.
- What is the Galactica ID of Cormac McCarthy?
- DGP-RDFVKDE62SE0 is the permanent Data Galactica ID for this record of Cormac McCarthy. The Wikidata id Q272610 resolves to it.
- Where did Cormac McCarthy study?
- Cormac McCarthy studied high school diploma at Knoxville Catholic High School (1951).