Charles Portis(1933-2020)

Writer

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Charles Portis

Charles Portis was born on 28 December 1933 in El Dorado, Arkansas, USA. He was a writer, known for True Grit (2010), 100 Dollars pour un shérif (1969) and Gringos. He died on 17 February 2020 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Known for

Jeff Bridges in True Grit (2010)

7.6

Movie

Writer

2010

John Wayne, Glen Campbell, and Kim Darby in 100 Dollars pour un shérif (1969)

100 Dollars pour un shérif

7.4

Movie

Writer

1969

Gringos

Movie

Writer

Une bible et un fusil (1975)

Une bible et un fusil

6.8

Movie

Writer

1975

Credits

Writer

I Don't Talk Service No More
Short
- story by
- 2011
True Grit
7.6
- novel
- 2010
True Grit
Video
- author
- 2006
Le Shérif et L'Orphelin
5.9
TV Movie
- characters
- 1978
Une bible et un fusil
6.8
- suggested by the character "Rooster Cogburn" from the novel "True Grit"
- 1975
Norwood
5.3
- based on the novel by
- 1970
100 Dollars pour un shérif
7.4
- novel
- 1969

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Personal details

Official sites
- Encyclopedia
- France's national library catalogue
Born
- December 28, 1933
- El Dorado, Arkansas, USA
Died
- February 17, 2020
- Little Rock, Arkansas, USA(Alzheimer's disease)
Other works
Book: "The Dog of the South."
Publicity listings
- 4 Articles

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Trivia
He was a natural story-teller who credited his time in the Marines with giving him time to read. After leaving the military, he graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in journalism. He started out as a night police reporter for the Memphis Commercial Appeal and eventually became London bureau chief for the New York Herald Tribune.

Nicknames
- Buddy
- Charlie

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