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Cormac McCarthy

1933 - 2023

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Cormac McCarthy (born Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr.; July 20, 1933 – June 13, 2023) was an American author who wrote twelve novels, two plays, five screenplays, and three short stories, spanning the Western, post-apocalyptic, and Southern Gothic genres. His works often include graphic depictions of violence, and his writing style is characterised by a sparse use of punctuation and attribution. He is widely regarded as one of the great American novelists. McCarthy was born in Providence, Rhode Island, although he was raised primarily in Tennessee. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cormac McCarthy is the 969th most popular writer (down from 887th in 2019), the 1,347th most popular biography from United States (down from 985th in 2019) and the 107th most popular American Writer.

Cormac McCarthy is most famous for his novels The Road, No Country for Old Men, and All the Pretty Horses.

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Among writers, Cormac McCarthy ranks 969 out of 7,302. Before him are Juliette Récamier, John Fante, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gaius Asinius Pollio, Frank Wedekind, and Aimé Césaire. After him are Ambrose Bierce, Raymond Carver, Venantius Fortunatus, Jean Giraudoux, Viktor Shklovsky, and Abraham Abulafia.

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Among people born in 1933, Cormac McCarthy ranks 73. Before him are William Luther Pierce, Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Mathieu Kérékou, Bobby Robson, David McCallum, and Willie Nelson. After him are Godfried Danneels, Richard S. Castellano, Peter Mansfield, Horst Buchholz, Wilbur Smith, and Sam Jones. Among people deceased in 2023, Cormac McCarthy ranks 60. Before him are Miroslav Blažević, Mary Quant, Burt Young, Glenda Jackson, László Sólyom, and David McCallum. After him are Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Charlie Munger, Tom Wilkinson, Alain Touraine, Harry Markowitz, and Matthew Perry.

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Among people born in United States, Cormac McCarthy ranks 1,347 out of 20,380. Before him are Usher (1978), John Fante (1909), Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760), William Barr (1950), Mark Wahlberg (1971), and Andrew Dickson White (1832). After him are Jack Kirby (1917), Carl Weathers (1948), Ambrose Bierce (1842), James Cagney (1899), Dizzy Gillespie (1917), and Marvin Minsky (1927).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Cormac McCarthy ranks 107. Before him are Daniel Keyes (1927), Zelda Fitzgerald (1900), Virginia Satir (1916), Horatio Alger (1832), John Updike (1932), and John Fante (1909). After him are Ambrose Bierce (1842), Raymond Carver (1938), Sherwood Anderson (1876), Thomas Wolfe (1900), John Grisham (1955), and Nellie Bly (1864).

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