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Donald Patrick Conroy (October 26, 1945 – March 4, 2016) was an American author who wrote several acclaimed novels and memoirs; his books The Water is Wide, The Lords of Discipline, The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini were made into films, the last two being nominated for Oscars. He is recognized as a leading figure of late-20th-century Southern literature.
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2012
Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel
Movie Himself
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2006
The Water Is Wide
Movie Novel
- 1998
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1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV show Self
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1991
The Prince of Tides
Movie Novel
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1989
Unconquered
Movie Writer
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1983
The Lords of Discipline
Movie Novel
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1979
The Great Santini
Movie Novel
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1974
Conrack
Movie Novel