bestselling<\/a> author, was born in Atlanta in 1945. He wrote “The Great Santini,” which was published in 1976 and later made into a movie starring Robert Duvall. He’s also author of “Lords of Discipline,” published in 1980. His “Prince of Tides,” published in 1986, has more than 5 million copies in print. The latter was made into a movie, which Barbara Streisand directed and starred in, and Nick Nolte was also nominated for an Academy Award for his performance.<\/p>\nConroy lives with his wife, novelist Cassandra King, in Beaufort, S.C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 Bestselling novelist Pat Conroy will read from his new memoir, “The Death of Santini,” at 7 p.m. Nov. 1 in Fulton Chapel at the University of Mississippi. The reading is free and open to the public. 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Conroy, a New York Times bestselling<\/a> author, was born in Atlanta in 1945. He wrote “The Great Santini,” which was published in 1976 and later made into a movie starring Robert Duvall. He’s also author of “Lords of Discipline,” published in 1980. His “Prince of Tides,” published in 1986, has more than 5 million copies in print. The latter was made into a movie, which Barbara Streisand directed and starred in, and Nick Nolte was also nominated for an Academy Award for his performance.<\/p>\n