# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/cormac-mccarthy
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:43:10.678Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/cormac-mccarthy"
name: "Cormac McCarthy"
slug: "cormac-mccarthy"
description: "Cormac McCarthy was an American author who wrote twelve novels, two plays, five screenplays, and three short stories, spanning the Western, post-apocalyptic, and Southern Gothic genres. His works often include graphic depictions of violence, and his writing style is characterized by a sparse use of punctuation and attribution. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American novelists."
tagline: "American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (1933–2023)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cormac_McCarthy_(Child_of_God_author_portrait_-_high-res).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1933-07-20"
deathDate: "2023-06-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0.07606490872210954
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  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump