Prince of Tides author, Pat Conroy, died

US novelist Pat Conroy, who wrote several acclaimed novels and memoirs, died on 4 March 2016 in Beaufort, South Carolina. 
•    He was 70. 
•    He was suffering from pancreatic cancer. 
•    Two of his novels, The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini, were made into Oscar-nominated films. 
•    He is recognized as a leading figure of late-20th century Southern literature.
•    Donald Patrick Conroy was born on Oct. 26, 1945, in Atlanta had written numerous books. Some of his works includes
•    Prince of Tides 
•    Water is Wide 
•    The Great Santini
•    The Lords of Discipline
•    My Losing Season (memoir)
•    The Boo 
•    Beach Music
•    The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes and Stories of My Life
•    My Reading Life 
•    The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son
•    Unrooted Childhoods: Memoirs of Growing up Global (contributing author)
•    South of Broad