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Charles Portis had a soft spot for Louisiana

Por: The Advocate Entertainment August 13, 2023

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Charles Portis loved oddballs, so I wasn’t surprised to learn recently that he seemed to have a soft spot for Louisiana.Portis, who died in 2020 at 86, is best known for “True Grit,” his 1968 novel about a young girl on the Western frontier who hires a grumpy old lawman, Rooster Cogburn, to find her father’s killer. The book inspired a 1969 movie starring John Wayne as Rooster and a sequel, “Rooster Cogburn,” in 1975. Over the... + full article



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