5/20/2023 0 Comments Forrest gump author![]() UNIDENTIFIED NARRATOR: (Reading) Mama always said we was kin to General Forrest's family some way. ![]() In the audio book, listen to the way the character reckons with his namesake, the notorious Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest. NPR's Andrew Limbong has this appreciation.ĪNDREW LIMBONG, BYLINE: The Forrest Gump from the book is bigger, burlier, a little rougher around the edges than Tom Hanks in the movie. TOM HANKS: (As Forrest Gump) My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're going to get.ĬORNISH: Winston Groom died Wednesday in Fairhope, Ala., where he was remembered by the city's mayor as well as the state's governor. He wrote the novel "Forrest Gump," which of course eventually became the Oscar-winning hit movie starring Tom Hanks. ![]()
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