Frank McCourt dies at 78

Author frank McCourt, best known for his 1996 memoir Angela’s Ashes, has died. McCourt lost his battle with cancer Sunday. He was 78.

McCourt was recently treated for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. He contracted meningitis two weeks ago. Last Thursday, McCourt’s brother Malachy McCourt announced that Frank was gravely ill and “is not expected to live.”

McCourt shot to fame in 1996 following the publication of Angela’s Ashes, an account of growing up in poverty in Ireland. The book won the Pulitzer Prize.

Funeral plans are pending.

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