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After graduating from the Citadel, Conroy taught English in Beaufort, South Carolina , where he met and married a young woman with two children, a widow of the Vietnam War . He then accepted a job teaching children in a one-room schoolhouse on remote Daufuskie Island, South Carolina . Conroy was fired at the conclusion of his first year of teaching on the island for his unconventional teaching practices, including his refusal to use corporal punishment on students, and for his lack of respect for the school's administraiton. Conroy wrote his book, '' The Water Is Wide '' based on his experiences as a teacher. The book won Conroy a humanitarian award from the National Education Association and was made into a feature film, Conrack , staring Jon Voight in 1974. Hallmark produced a television version of the book in 2006. He currently lives on Fripp Island , South Carolina . EXTERNAL LINKS
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