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Harper Lee (April 28, 1926)
American Author –Known for her “1960” book – To Kill a
Mockingbird*Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her
contribution to literature in 2007.
Harper Lee – aka “Nell”Born in Monroeville,
Alabama*Her father was lawyer.-As a child she was a ‘Tomboy’ and LOVED to
read.She had a strong
friendship with neighbor
Truman Capote.
-After graduating from high school, she enrolled
in an all-female Huntingdon College in
Montgomery. *Never finished her law
degree.
In 1956, she received a year’s wages from her friends with a note : “You have one year off from your job to write whatever you please. Merry Christmas!”
-PUBLISHED – July 11, 1960 *It became an immediate bestseller and
won great critical acclaim, including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961.
It remains a bestseller with more than 30 million copies in print.
In 1999, it was voted the best novel of the century.
