Winstom Groom (born 1944) is an American novelist and non-fiction writer, best known for his book Forrest Gump which was adapted into a film in 1994. Though born in Washington, DC Winston Groom grew up in Mobile, alabma and attended University of Alabama graduating in 1965. He served in the US Army 1965-69 including tour in Vietnam. Recently he has lived at Point Clear, Alabama and Long Island, NY.

Books by Groom

Novels

• Better Times Than These (1978)
• As Summers Die (1980)
• Only (1984)
• Forrest Gump (1986)
• Gone the Sun (1988)
• Gump & Co. (1995)
• Such a Pretty, Pretty Girl (1999)

History

• Conversations with the Enemy (1983, with Duncan Spencer )
• Shrouds of Glory: From Atlanta to Nashville: The Last Great Campaign of the Civil War (1995)
• The Crimson Tide: An Illustrated History of Football at the University of Alabama (2000)
• A Storm in Flanders: Triumph and Tragedy on the Western Front (2002)

Other

• GUMPisms: The Wit and Wisdon of Forrest Gump (1994)
• The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Cookbook: Recipes & Reflections from Forrest Gump (1994)