In 1995, Groom published a sequel titled “Gump and Co.”Īlabama Governor Kay Ivey tweeted about Groom’s death on Thursday, calling him one of the state’s “most gifted writers.” The novel was turned into the 1994 film starring Tom Hanks and won six Academy Awards. After he returned stateside, Groom was a reporter for the Washington Star before he focused on writing novels, according to the university. Groom graduated from the University of Alabama in 1965 and then served four years in the US Army, including a tour in the Vietnam War. “I don’t have any details right now, but he did die (Wednesday) night,” Wilson said.
Karin Wilson, mayor of his hometown of Fairhope, Alabama, told CNN that Groom’s family shared the news of the death with her office. To subscribe, click here.Winston Groom, the American novelist and author of “Forrest Gump,” has died. Originally published in the March 2014 issue of Aviation History. This tells us something about those who truly love aviation history: There are just not enough of us! Ironically, The Aviators will sell like hotcakes, as did Flyboys and others of its ilk. There are many more, mostly of fact though some of context, but all are inexcusable. Louis in Paris Willy Messerschmitt told Adolf Hitler that the Me-262 could have been produced in 1938 and Charles “Lavine” owned Clarence Chamberlain’s famous Bellanca. Faultfinders will relish jewels like the following: The 93rd Pursuit Squadron was the first American unit to enter combat in World War I all the Fokkers Rickenbacker saw were “tri-wings” Lindbergh stepped “out onto the wing” of his Spirit of St. The story of Rickenbacker’s crash in the Pacific also gets ample attention, as does Lindbergh’s service as a civilian aviation consultant.īut the book’s greatest charm will be for nitpickers (you know who we are).
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Doolittle’s Tokyo Raid gets full coverage, with some mention of his later roles. The most interesting section deals with World War II. Throughout, Groom emphasizes his subjects’ accomplishments and soft-pedals their peccadilloes.
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There are a few instances when he can bring all three subjects into his narrative-for example, the trial of Billy Mitchell, the Baker Board and events leading to World War II. Groom introduces the three aviators consecutively, interspersing their accomplishments as time passes. These are often of a colorful and humorous nature, and don’t always relate to the aviation activities of the three great fliers he’s chronicling-but this is where the appeal to the general public will lie. Groom used the standard references on his chosen subjects, cherry-picking generous outtakes from the books of David Lewis, C.V. All indicate that the author did not take his subject seriously. Knowledgeable readers, however, will find it’s filled with errors, ranging from real howlers to familiar saws. The great merit of this book by Winston Groom, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of Forrest Gump, Shiloh 1862 and Vicksburg 1863, is the possibility that it will introduce aviation to people not already interested in the subject. The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flightīy Winston Groom, National Geographic, Washington, D.C., 2013, $30 Book Review: The Aviators, by Winston Groom Close
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