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Harper Lee
Basic info
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Born: April 28, 1926
Died: February 19, 2016 Biography
Writer of To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) Biography
Education
She graduated in 1944 and went to an all-girl college (Huntingdon College) in Montgomery Biography
Continuing her Tomboyish ways she didn't focus on dating or fashion but rather her studies Biography
Lee was a member of the literary honor society and the glee club. Biography
She developed an interest in English Literature in High School and it continued on for the rest of her life Biography
She transferred to the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa and was known for being a loner Biography
She added to the school's newspaper and later became the publication's editor Biography
Junior year: Accepted into the university's law school but had to leave her post as editor Biography
After one year she knew that writing (not law) was her true calling and went to the University of Oxford in England as an exchange student. Biography
Later she moved north to follow her writing dreams. Biography
Childhood
She was the youngest of four with her father being a lawyer Biography
Her dad was a member of the Alabama state legislature and he also owned part of the local paper Biography
Her mom struggled with mental illness (possibly bipolar disorder) and barely left the house Biography
Tomboy in the small town of Monroeville Alabama Biography
Early Career
1949, (23 years old) she arrived in New York City. The first years were hard and she ended up working as a ticket agent for different Airlines Biography
She became friends with Michael Martin Brown (Broadway composer and lyricist) and his wife Joy. Biography
1956, the Browns promised to support Lee for a year so she could write full time. She quit her job and focused soley on writing. Biography
With the help of the Browns she found an agent (Maurice Crain) that led to a publisher (J.B. Lippincott Company) and an editor (Tay Hohoff). Lee worked a book set in a small Alabama town, that eventually became To Kill a Mockingbird Biography
To Kill a Mockingbird
Her book was an astounding success. Over 40 million copies sold worldwide, it was translated in 40 languages, it is one of the most-assigned novels in American schools, and it won a Pulitzer Prize a year after it was published. Britannica
The character Dill was based on Truman Capote. He was Lee’s friend and neighbor from childhood. Britannica
Capote was also a famed writer creating a number of books including "In Cold Blood" Britannica
The character Atticus Finch was reportedly based on her father Amasa Coleman Lee who was also a lawyer Britannica
