Frank McCourt

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This article is about the author and memoirist. For other uses, see Frank McCourt (disambiguation)

Image:Mccourt.JPG Frank McCourt (born August 19, 1930) is an Irish-American teacher and author. He was born in New York City and grew up in Limerick, Ireland. At the age of 19 he returned to the United States and earned a degree from New York University. He taught English at Stuyvesant High School in New York City.

He received the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award for his memoir Angela's Ashes, which details his childhood as a poor Irish Catholic in Limerick. He is also the author of 'Tis, which continues the narrative of his life, picking up from the end of the previous book. His latest title is Teacher Man, which also resumes the story. His works are often part of the syllabus in high schools. In 2002 he was awarded an honourary degree from the University of Western Ontario.

His brother Malachy McCourt, a former radio host, is also an autobiographical writer. Together they created the stage play A Couple of Blaguards, a two-man show detailing their experiences.

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