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Died. April 15, 1962. (1962-04-15) (aged 81) Monroeville, Alabama. Children. 4, including Harper. Amasa Coleman Lee (July 19, 1880 – April 15, 1962) was an American newspaper editor, politician, and lawyer. He was the father of acclaimed novelist Harper Lee .
- July 19, 1880, Georgiana, Alabama
- April 15, 1962 (aged 81), Monroeville, Alabama
- 4, including Harper
Dec 10, 2018 · Amasa Coleman Lee, the model for the man who was to be a model among men, was born twenty years before the start of the twentieth century, not long after his own father returned from fighting...
Jun 26, 2015 · Harper Lee’s father, Amasa Coleman Lee, was a lot like Scout’s father Atticus Finch, and she clearly sketched him and local events when creating the plot of Mockingbird. As with Atticus,...
Jul 12, 2015 · The book, to be released Tuesday, also could reshape the legacy of Harper Lee’s father, Amasa Coleman Lee, who was the model for Atticus Finch—the cerebral lawyer who faces down a lynch...
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. It is widely believed that Harper Lee based the character of Atticus Finch on her father, Amasa Coleman Lee, a compassionate and dedicated lawyer. The plot of To Kill a Mockingbird was reportedly inspired in part by his unsuccessful defense of two African American men—a father and a son—accused of ...
Sep 28, 2021 · This much-loved character is based on Harper Lee’s father Amasa Coleman Lee, who was a lawyer. Many of the traits of Atticus are modeled on Amasa, who was a great influence on Lee. The author’s father defended two black men who were accused of murder in 1919.
Jun 25, 2018 · Two new books reflect on why 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' and Atticus Finch, matter so much. Charles Finch. Special to USA TODAY. 0:04. 12:03. In 1880, a man named Amasa Coleman Lee was born in...
