Frank McCourt

Francis McCourt (August 19, 1930July 19, 2009) was an Irish-American teacher and writer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book Angela's Ashes (book). It was made into a movie, Angela's Ashes. It is a memoir of his childhood.

He taught at six New York schools, including McKee Vocational and Technical High School in Staten Island, New York City College of Technology in Brooklyn, Seward Park High School, Washington Irving High School, and the High School of Fashion Industries, all in Manhattan. 

In May 2009, McCourt announced he had been treated for melanoma and that he was in remission. Two months later, he died from meningitis caused by the disease on July 19, 2009 under hospice care in New York City, a month before his 79th birthday.

Works
Angela's Ashes. 1996
The McCourts of Limerick (1998)https://snl.no/Frank_McCourt. SNL.no
'Tis. 1999
The McCourts of New York (1999)
Teacher Man. 2005.

Angela and the Baby Jesus. 2007

References

Category:1930 births
Category:2009 deaths
Category:Deaths from melanoma
Category:Deaths from meningitis
Category:American autobiographers
Category:Writers from New York City
Category:Educators from New York City