China News Service, September 18, according to foreign media reports, on the 16th local time, Winston Grum, the original author of the film "Forrest Gump", died at the age of 77.
According to the report, Karin Wilson, Mayor of Fairhope, Alabama, announced the news on social media, "I am very sad to announce that our dear friend Winston Grum has passed away. Fairhope lost an iconic writer today. Please extend my condolences to his friends and family."
At present, the cause of Winston Grum's death is unclear.
The local funeral home said that the funeral has yet to be arranged.
According to reports, the novel "Forrest Gump" written by Winston Grum was published in 1986.
This novel was adapted into a movie of the same name in 1994.
"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what the next one will taste." This sentence is a classic line in the movie.