3/22/00: A judge in Virginia City, MT, ruled Patricia Shannon
should inherit the 90 acres of land near the town of Twin Bridges. The
decision was based on a 1997 letter written by Kuralt to Shannon two
weeks before his death and established her rights to the land. His family
is still considering an appeal.
Since Kuralt's death in 1997, his estate has been in litigation after a
second woman, Patricia Shannon came forth with the claim that she had
been his lover for the past 30 years. She has sued Kuralt's wife &
estate to get 90 acres where Kuralt had a fishing cabin and did go
frequently "for seclusion". Patricia claims that she has lived there
with Kuralt for all of that time.
Retires, to travel & write. (April 3, 1994)
Kuralt is buried on the campus of his alma mater, the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
He won 11 Emmies
Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 335-336.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series,
vol. 138, pages 278-282. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale,
2005.