Harper Lee

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Novelist · United States

Date of birth: April 28, 1926
Died on February 19, 2016: Died at the age of 89; Would have turned 100 today

American novelist (1926–2016)

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Harper Lee was a novelist (United States). Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926 in Monroeville. Among other things, Harper Lee was known for American Academy of Arts and Letters, Go Set a Watchman, and To Kill a Mockingbird.

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creative and professional writing

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American literature

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Work by Harper Lee

Title	Year
Go Set a Watchman	–
To Kill a Mockingbird	–

Facts about Harper

Born: April 28, 1926 in Monroeville
Died: February 19, 2016
Nationality: United States
Occupations: Novelist, Actress, Writer, Prose writer, and Screenwriter
Languages: English
Fame: Wikipedia articles in 91 languages

Birthday

Date of birth: April 28, 1926
Born on a: Wednesday
Zodiac sign: Taurus

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What makes Harper Lee unique

Generation: Greatest Generation
In memory: Died at the age of 89
Today: Would have turned 100 today

First award in 1961, the year Harper Lee turned 35.

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Awards

Award	Year
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction	1961
Presidential Medal of Freedom	2007
Alabama Women's Hall of Fame	2019
National Medal of Arts	–

Groups

Name	From	To
American Academy of Arts and Letters	–	–
Chi Omega	–	–

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