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Forrest Gump is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis. An adaptation of the 1986 novel by Winston Groom , the screenplay of the film is written by Eric Roth . It stars Tom Hanks in the title role, alongside Robin Wright , Gary Sinise , Mykelti Williamson , and Sally Field in lead roles.
Forrest was born near the small town of Greenbow, Alabama.His father was absent during his life, and his mother said he was "on vacation". His mother named Forrest after their ancestor Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Scotch-Irish American [2] and a noted Confederate general in the American Civil War and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
Forrest Gump is a 1986 novel by Winston Groom. The title character retells adventures ranging from shrimp boating and ping pong championships, to thinking about his childhood love, as he bumbles his way through American history, with everything from the Vietnam War to college football becoming part of the story.
Winston Groom, the writer whose novel Forrest Gump was made into a six-Oscar winning 1994 movie that became a soaring pop cultural phenomenon, has died at age 77. Mayor Karin Wilson of Fairhope ...
It's the 20th Anniversary of 'Forrest Gump,' and ET is diving into the vault to relive the classic picture that has been beloved since its debut in 1994. Check out the gallery above for tons of ...
Winston Francis Groom Jr. (March 23, 1943 – September 17, 2020) [1] [2] was an American author.He is best known for his best-selling novel Forrest Gump (1986), which became a 1990s cultural phenomenon after being adapted as the film of the same name directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks.
Gary Sinise is opening up about his family's recent health woes.. The actor, known for playing Lieutenant Dan in the 1994 hit film Forrest Gump, recently shared the reason he and his wife moved ...
Gary Alan Sinise (/ s ɪ ˈ n iː s /; born March 17, 1955) is an American actor, director, producer, and musician.Among other awards, he has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.