Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Great Regulars: Frank McCourt, who died last week,

forever shattered the myth that "there are no second acts in American lives."

A retired teacher, McCourt was 66 when his autobiography, "Angela's Ashes," became a blockbuster best-seller in 1996, launching a lucrative new career for the white-haired author who would see more than 10 million copies of "Angela" and its two sequels in print

from Bob Hoover: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Frank McCourt surprised naysayers

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