Charles McColl Portis was an American author whose novels achieved significant recognition through both literary acclaim and film adaptation. He is best known for True Grit, published in 1968, which became a classic of Western fiction. The novel was first adapted into a film in 1969 and later received a second film adaptation in 2010. True Grit also inspired a made-for-TV movie sequel, demonstrating the enduring appeal of his work. Portis's other notable novel, Norwood, was published in 1966 and was adapted into a film in 1970. Both of his major works found audiences through cinema as well as in print, establishing him as a significant figure in American fiction during the latter half of the twentieth century.