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Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926, in Monroeville, Alabama, [8] the youngest of four children of Frances Cunningham (née Finch) and Amasa Coleman Lee. [9] Her parents chose her middle name, Harper, to honor pediatrician Dr. William W. Harper, of Selma, who had saved the life of her sister Louise. [10]
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Born in 1926, Harper Lee grew up in the Southern town of...
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Monroeville is the county seat of Monroe County, Alabama,...
- Amasa Coleman Lee
Lee was born in Georgiana, Butler County, Alabama, in 1880...
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Harper Lee (born April 28, 1926, Monroeville, Alabama, U.S.—died February 19, 2016, Monroeville) was an American writer nationally acclaimed for her novel To Kill a Mockingbird (1960).
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- Harper Lee wrote the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, which was published in 1960. Its powerful depiction of racism and prejudice in the American South...
- Harper Lee studied law at the University of Alabama, but she did not receive a degree. She was also an exchange student at the University of Oxford.
- Harper Lee’s best-known book is the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, which was published in 1960. She wrote the novel Go Set a Watchman before To Kill...
- Harper Lee received a Pulitzer Prize in 1961 for her novel To Kill a Mockingbird. She was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007.
Apr 2, 2014 · Early Life. Lee was born on April 28, 1926, in Monroeville, Alabama. The youngest of four children, she grew up as a tomboy in a small town. Her father was a lawyer, a member of the Alabama state...
Feb 19, 2016 · While she might not have been involved in New York's cultural scene, her book "To Kill A Mockingbird" will live long in the cultural lives of New York's children and parents alike.
Jul 9, 2015 · When Nelle Harper Lee was born April 28, 1926, about 1,200 people lived in Monroeville and 30,000 in Monroe County. The largely rural county is dotted with tiny towns and communities...
Feb 19, 2016 · Harper Lee, the beloved author of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” died on Friday in her hometown of Monroeville, Ala. She was 89.
Feb 19, 2016 · Harper Lee, whose first novel, “ To Kill a Mockingbird ,” about racial injustice in a small Alabama town, sold more than 40 million copies and became one of the most beloved and most taught works...