`True Grit` author Charles Portis dies at 86
(WorldNews Entertainment)

LITTLE ROCK — Charles Portis, the reclusive Arkansas writer known for the classic Western novel “True Grit� and the wry humor that filled his works, died on Monday at the age of 86 after battling a long illness, the New York Times reported. Portis wrote five novels, numerous magazine articles and short stories and one stage play. Portis’ death...