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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.
At first, she took the pen name Hong Anh, then changed it to Anh Tho. Anh Tho composed at an early age at 17. She received the consolation prize from Tu Luc Van Doan [Self-Reliant Literary Association] with the poetry collection named "Painting of the countryside." After that, she wrote articles for Dong Tay newspaper and a few other newspapers.
A sequel had been in the works, due to the success of the first book and film. [6] Screenwriter Eric Roth submitted a script for the sequel on September 10, 2001, but after the September 11 attacks the next day, there was a sense that "the world had changed" and that the plot of Gump and Co. was no longer relevant.
The idea of a sequel to Forrest Gump was enough to make fans stop in their tracks. However, a recent trailer that promised a follow-up to the beloved classic turned out to be fake. The fan-made ...
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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. After the film was released, gaining a ...
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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.