Cormac McCarthy, author of ‘No Country For Old Men’ and ‘The Road,’ dead at 89 — rest in peace

Cormac McCarthy, one of the most acclaimed authors of his generation, has died at 89.

McCarthy was best known for his dark and often brutal novels about the American West, including Blood Meridian and No Country for Old Men. He is also known for the post-apocalyptic hit The Road.

McCarthy was born July 20, 1933 in Providence, Rhode Island and was raised primarily in Tennessee. In 1953, he dropped out of the University of Tennessee to join the US Air Force.