Frank McCourt
The Pulitzer-winning memoirist died July 19 at age 78 from metastatic melanoma. A former schoolteacher, McCourt rose to prominence in his 60s when he published his memoir, Angela's Ashes, about his poor Irish upbringing, to worldwide acclaim and awards. McCourt, whose novel was adapted into a 1999 film of the same name, penned two more memoirs, 'Tis and Teacher Man.
