Forrest Gump author Winston Groom passes away at 77

Forrest Gump, starring Tom Hanks as Forrest is one of the finest movies in the history of world cinema. The Oscar-winning film is inspired by a novel of the same name. The author of the book Winston Groom has passed away at 77. This is undoubtedly a huge loss to the art fraternity. He was living at the mayor’s office in Fairhope, Alabama and no details on the cause of his death have been confirmed till now.