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Streisand on the passing of author Pat Conroy

posted 9 years ago by pvd295
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Best-selling author Pat Conroy lost his battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 70 on Friday, his family confirmed. He died surrounded by his family in his beloved Beaufort, South Carolina home just weeks after he shared his diagnosis with fans on Facebook.

His novel "The Prince of Tides" became an Oscar nominated/critically acclaimed film in 1991, under the direction of Barbra Streisand who also produced and starred opposite Nick Nolte - who also won an Oscar nod for his performance 'Tom Wingo'.

Said Streisand this morning as the news broke:

First, I fell in love with Pat Conroy’s book, The Prince of Tides, and then I fell in love with him. He was generous and kind, humble and loving…such a joy to work with. I was so honored that he entrusted his beautiful book to me.

Pat’s natural language was poetry…he wrote sentences that are like an incantation. He observed every nuance of human behavior and dug deep down to the truth…presenting it in all its glorious and stubborn complexity.

I am so sad today. I lost a dear friend, and the world has lost a great writer.

I prefer fantasy over reality TV - like Fox News. - B.Streisand

[–] katydb65 8 years ago

Are you sure he died of pancreatic cancer because usually your liver or kidneys go first.

That kind of cancer you'd be on a coroners table because of something else first.

Did he take B12 iron heavy blood supplements because that will kill you and mimics cancer symptoms.

[–] pvd295 8 years ago

At the time of his passing, all the reports said he had pancreatic cancer. Sad to say many people die from pancreatic cancer - actress Bonnie Franklin (2013) and actor Patrick Swayze (2009) are two celebrities who passed from the illness in recent years.

I prefer fantasy over reality TV - like Fox News. - B.Streisand

[–] proudnole 8 years ago

I may not agree with Streisand on many political issues, but she captured perfectly my despair at losing Pat Conroy.

We will not soon see his equal. He was an American treasure.