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Biography. Letts was born as Billie Dean Gipson [1] in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Virginia M. (née Barnes), a secretary, and William C. Gipson. [2] She married Dennis Letts, a professor and actor, in 1958. [1] The couple had three children: Dana, Tracy (a playwright), and Shawn (a jazz musician/composer).
Aug 5, 2014 · Billie Letts had been teaching college English for more than two decades while writing in her spare time when she published her debut novel. ... Billie Dean Gipson was born to Bill and Virginia ...
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letts, billie dean gipson (1938–2014). Born on May 30, 1938, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, novelist and educator Billie Dean Gipson was the only child of Bill and Virginia Gipson. After graduating from Tulsa's Union High School in 1956, Billie Gipson attended Northeastern State College in Tahlequah for two years.
Aug 8, 2014 · Aug. 7, 2014 7:17 PM PT. Best-selling author Billie Letts, whose 1995 novel “Where the Heart Is” was selected by Oprah Winfrey for her book club and then adapted into a movie, has died in ...
Her first novel won the Walker Percy Award and the 1996 Oklahoma Book Award. She lives in Oklahoma with her husband, Dennis. With her prizewinning #1 New York Times bestseller, Where the Heart Is, and her acclaimed second novel, The Honk and Holler Opening Soon, Billie Letts joined the ranks of America's best-loved storytellers.
Aug 2, 2014 · Billie Letts (born in Tulsa, Oklahoma) was an American author. Earlier she worked as a professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. She was married to Dennis Letts until his death in 2008, and is the mother of playwright and actor Tracy Letts and jazz musician and composer Shawn Letts. Billie Letts (born in Tulsa, Oklahoma) was an ...
Aug 5, 2014 · Billie Letts, the author of the bestselling novel Where the Heart Is, has died.She was 76, and according to her son Tracy Letts, she died of pneumonia.
