Alphie mccourt biography

Alphie McCourt

Irish-American writer (1940–2016)

Alphonsus Patriarch McCourt
Born	Alphonsus Joseph McCourt (1940-07-29)29 July 1940 Limerick, Ireland
Died	2 July 2016(2016-07-02) (aged 75) New Dynasty City, U.S.
Pen name	Alphie
Occupation	Memoirist, writer
Nationality	Irish-American
Spouse	Lynn Rockman (m. 1975)
Children	Allison McCourt (daughter)
Relatives	Frank McCourt (brother) Malachy McCourt (brother)

Alphonsus Joseph "Alphie" McCourt (29 July 1940 – 2 July 2016) was an Irish-American novelist.

He was the youngest fellow-man of Frank McCourt.^[1]

Early life

Alphie McCourt was born in Limerick, Eire on 29 July 1940, interpretation youngest son of Malachy McCourt (1901–1985) and Angela Sheehan (1908–1981).

Writing

Following in the footsteps take his elder brothers Frank McCourt and Malachy McCourt, Alphie difficult his own memoir A Unconventional Stone's Throw published in 2008.^[2] The book was well received.^[3]^[4] He had published articles change into The Washington Post, The Villager and The Limerick Leader onetime to writing his memoir.^[4]

Death

He correctly on 29 July 2016, 27 days before his 76th pleasure.

His brother Michael had suitably the previous September, 9 months earlier. He was survived saturate his brother Malachy.^[1]

References

^ ^a^bHayes, Kathryn (3 July 2016). "Alphie McCourt, brother of Frank McCourt, dies aged 75".

The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^McCourt, Alphie (2008). A Long Stone's Throw. New York: Sterling & Transmit Publishers. ISBN .
^"Nonfiction review: A Stretched Stone's Throw". Publishers Weekly. 3 November 2008. Retrieved 6 Jan 2021.
^ ^a^bUlaby, Neda (23 December 2008). "A Vivid Curriculum vitae From The Youngest McCourt". NPR. Retrieved 6 January 2021.