Novelist Charles Portis, whose droll, bloody Western 'True Grit' was a best-seller twice adapted into Oscar nominated films, died Monday at age 86
was a best-seller twice adapted into Oscar-nominated films, died Monday. He was 86.
Charles Portis was among the most admired authors to nearly vanish from public consciousness in his own lifetime. His fans included Tom Wolfe, Roy Blount Jr. and Larry McMurtry, and he was often compared to Mark Twain for his plainspoken humor and wry perspective. Portis saw the world from the ground up, from bars and shacks and trailer homes, and few spun wilder and funnier stories.
Portis was a natural raconteur who credited his stint in the Marines with giving him time to read.
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