Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Charles Portis

Author

— Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame —

Charles Portis Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2024

1. Charles Portis Marker

Inscription.
Wrote worldwide classic novel and movie, True Grit, which gave John Wayne his only acting Oscar • Wrote acclaimed novels Norwood, The Dog of the South, Masters of Atlantis and Gringos • Respected journalist who was a columnist for the Arkansas Gazette and London Bureau Chief for the New York Herald Tribune

Hamburg, Arkansas • Inducted 2002

Erected by Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.

Location. 34° 30.644′ N, 93° 3.231′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is on Central Avenue (State Highway 7) just north of Spring Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk on the north side of the Hot Springs City Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 629 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dr. Edith Irby Jones (here, next to this marker); General Douglas MacArthur (here, next to this marker); Cliff Harris (here, next to this marker); Arthur Hunnicutt (here, next to this marker); Jo Ann Castle (here,

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next to this marker); The Browns (here, next to this marker); Tommy Freeman (here, next to this marker); Steve Stephens (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

Also see . . . Charles Portis (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Charles McColl Portis (December 28, 1933 – February 17, 2020) was an American author best known for his novels Norwood (1966) and the classic Western True Grit (1968). Both Norwood and True Grit were adapted as films, released in 1970 and 1969, respectively. In 2023 The Library of America published his Collected Works. In the introduction, editor Jay Jennings observes: "Charles Portis is now recognized as a singular American genius, a writer whose deadpan style, picaresque plots, and unforgettable characters have drawn a passionate following among readers and writers."
Charles Portis was born in 1933 in El Dorado, Arkansas. He was raised and educated in various towns in southern Arkansas, including Hamburg and Mount Holly. During the Korean War, Portis enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and reached the rank of sergeant. After receiving his discharge
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2024

2. Charles Portis Marker
Looking east from Central Avenue; it is the leftmost of four markers in this photo. The Hot Springs City Visitor Center is in the right background.
in 1955, he enrolled in the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He graduated with a degree in journalism in 1958.

(Submitted on January 19, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 121 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.