Harper Lee
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Death | 8 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 28,1926 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Monroeville |
| Alabama | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | February 19,2016 |
| Died | Monroeville |
| Alabama | |
| United States | |
| Parents | Amasa Coleman Lee |
| Frances Cunningham Finch | |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction |
| Presidential Medal of Freedom | |
| Goodreads Choice Awards Best Fiction | |
| Quill Award for Audio book | |
| Movies/Shows | To Kill A Mockingbird |
| Education | Monroe County High School |
| Siblings | Alice Finch Lee |
| Edwin Lee | |
| Louise Lee Conner | |
| Books | To Kill a Mockingbird |
| Go Set a Watchman | |
| To Kill a Mockingbird Common Core Aligned Literature Guide | |
| The Play of To Kill a Mockingbird | |
| Nationality | American |
| Full name | Nelle Harper Lee |
| Downwards | To Kill a Mockingbird |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 407753 |
Harper Lee Life story
Nelle Harper Lee was an American novelist who wrote the 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird that won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and became a classic of modern American literature. She assisted her close friend Truman Capote in his research for the book In Cold Blood.
WhatsOnStage Awards: Jodie Comer and Lucie Jones among winners
... A West End transfer of To Kill A Mockingbird, Aaron Sorkin s adaptation of the classic Harper Lee novel, won an acting prize for Keyworth, who plays Scout Finch - the young girl whose perspective the story is told from...
Jack the Ripper victims' biography wins book prize
... Other titles shortlisted for the award included Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep, and On Chapel Sands: My Mother and Other Missing Persons by Laura Cumming...
100 'most inspiring' novels revealed by BBC Arts
... Martin - the first book of the series that inspired the smash hit TV show - Harper Lee s To Kill a Mockingbird and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley...
100 'most inspiring' novels revealed by BBC Arts
Meet the panel who chose the titles
A list of The Most inspiring novels chosen by a panel of experts has been revealed by Bbc Arts .
Modern works such as Bridget Jones 's Diary and His Dark Materials made The Cut along with classics like Pride & Prejudice and Middlemarch.
Writers, curators and critics, including Mariella Frostrup , selected The 100 English Language
Jilly Cooper 's Riders and Zadie Smith 's White Teeth .
Bbc Arts director Jonty Claypole said he wants The List to be "provocative, spark debate and inspire curiosity. "
The reveal kickstarts the BBC's year-long celebration of Literature .
Rowling is among The Children 's authors who makes The ListSome of The Other novels chosen include A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin - the First Book of the series that inspired the Smash Hit TV Show - Harper Lee 's To Kill a Mockingbird and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley .
Toni Morrison 's Beloved, Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials, JK Rowling's Harry Potter series and Sue Townsend 's The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole also feature.
The Works have been organised into themed categories, such as identity, adventure and love, sex and romance.
Authors Juno Dawson , Kit de Waal and Alexander McCall Smith, along with Bradford Festival literary director Syima Aslam and Radio 4 presenter Stig Abell , are also on the panel.
A Bbc Two three-part series, Novels That Shaped Our World , begins on Saturday at 21:00GMT.
'Irresistible romps'"It took months of enthusiastic debate and they have not disappointed," added Claypole.
"There are neglected masterpieces, irresistible romps as well as much-loved classics. "
The director described The List as "a more diverse list than any I have seen before" and that it recognised "the extent to which the English Language novel is an art form embraced way beyond British shores".
"Best of all," he continued, "it is just the start of a year of documentaries, author profiles, podcasts and outreach events all designed to do one thing and inspire everyone, whoever they are, to read more novels because of the proven life-enhancing benefits it brings. "
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