James Alan McPherson
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 9 years ago |
| Date of birth | September 16,1943 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Savannah |
| Georgia | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | July 27,2016 |
| Died | Iowa City |
| Iowa | |
| United States | |
| Children | Rachel McPherson |
| Benjamin McPherson | |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellowship |
| Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada | |
| Lannan Literary Fellowship | |
| Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | |
| Education | The University of Iowa |
| Siblings | Richard McPherson |
| Books | Elbow Room |
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| ID | 718947 |
James Alan McPherson Life story
James Alan McPherson was an American essayist and short-story writer. He was the first African-American writer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and was included among the first group of artists who received a MacArthur Fellowship.