'Angela's Ashes' author McCourt dies

Author Frank McCourt has died in New York City at the age of 78.

Mon, 20 Jul, 2009 - 01:09

Author Frank McCourt has died in New York City at the age of 78.

He was best known for the million-selling 'Angela’s Ashes', a memoir about his childhood.

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