Pat Conroy, the beloved author of "The Great Santini," "The Prince of Tides," and other best-sellers who drew upon his bruising childhood and the vistas of South Carolina and became one of the country's most compelling and popular storytellers, died Quotes from Pat Conroy's works. '(F)lush the great blue heron from its silent occupation'. 'Live … Read more
Quotes from Pat Conroy's works. '(F)lush the great blue heron from its silent occupation'. 'Live oak trees, festooned with cool scarves of Spanish Moss, and gnarled by a century of storms, loomed over the street.' “(T)he best thing about a small town Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Anderson Funeral Home, … Read more
Pat Conroy, the beloved author of "The Great Santini" and "The Prince of Tides" and other best-sellers who drew upon his bruising childhood and the vistas of South Carolina and became one of the country's most compelling and popular storytellers, died Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Anderson Funeral Home, 611 … Read more
Pat Conroy, the beloved author of The Great Santini, The Lords of Discipline and The Prince of Tides, has died. Conroy — who announced last month that he had pancreatic cancer — died Friday night at his home among his family in Beaufort, S.C. He was The "Prince of Tides" author Pat Conroy, age 70, … Read more
The "Prince of Tides" author Pat Conroy, age 70, has died. He had pancreatic cancer. NPR's Scott Simon spoke with Conroy in 2010 about the people who shaped him as a writer, and as a reader. Tributes are flooding social media following news that beloved, iconic author Pat Conroy has died, none more heartfelt than … Read more