. "Winston Francis Groom, Jr."@en . "Groom, Winston Francis, Jr. (full name)"@en . "1944Z"^^ . . "American writer" . "Winston Groom"@en . . "Winston Francis Groom, Jr. (born March 23, 1943) is an American novelist and non-fiction writer. He is best known for his book Forrest Gump, which was adapted into a film by Robert Zemeckis in 1994. The film became a cultural phenomenon, and won six Academy Awards. He published a sequel, Gump and Co., in 1995. He has also written numerous non-fiction works, on diverse subjects including the American Civil War and the Great War."@en . "1943-03-23Z"^^ . "1944-03-23Z"^^ . "Groom, Winston"@en .