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1. www.britannica.com › biography › Harper-LeeHarper Lee | Books, Biography, & Facts | Britannica

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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). Harper Lee’s father was Amasa Coleman Lee, a lawyer who by all accounts resembled the hero of her novel in his sound citizenship and warmheartedness.

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2. news.medill.northwestern.edu › chicago › harper-leeHarper Lee (1926-2016): between classic and controversy

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   Mar 9, 2016 · Harper Lee” scrawled at the bottom. Still, “Go Set a Watchman” was the most anticipated novel of 2015 and the most pre-ordered book since the release of the last Harry Potter book, J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” (2007).

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4. www.cnn.com › 2016/02/19 › entertainmentHarper Lee, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ author, dead at 89 | CNN

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   Feb 20, 2016 · Umberto Eco, author of the novels "The Name of the Rose" and "Foucault's Pendulum," died February 19 at the age of 84, his U.S. publisher said. Hannelore Foerster/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images ...

5. www.biography.com › authors-writers › harper-lee6 Fascinating Facts About Harper Lee - Biography

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   Jun 10, 2020 · Though Lee didn't read a lot of contemporary fiction, she did enjoy J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series (according to Marja Mills, who wrote a memoir about her friendship with the author).

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › To_Kill_a_MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird - Wikipedia

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   281. To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by the American author Harper Lee. It was published in July 1960 and became instantly successful. In the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. To Kill a Mockingbird has become a classic of modern American literature; a year after its release, it won the Pulitzer Prize.

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7. www.legacy.com › harper-lee-obituaryHarper Lee Obituary (1926 - 2016) - Legacy Remembers

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   Feb 19, 2016 · Harper Lee, author of the classic novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," died early Friday. She was 89. Born Nelle Harper Lee in Monroeville, Alabama, April 28, 1926, Lee attended Huntington College and the

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   Is Harper Lee dead or still alive?

   • Harper Lee, whose novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1961, was confirmed dead on February 19. She was 89. Her long-anticipated second novel, "Go Set a Watchman," was published in 2015. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who was the United Nations' sixth secretary-general in the early 1990s, died on February 16. He was 93.

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   Who was Harper Lee father?

   • 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). Harper Lee’s father was Amasa Coleman Lee, a lawyer who by all accounts resembled the hero of her novel in his sound citizenship and warmheartedness.

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   What happened to Harper Lee 'to kill a Mockingbird'?

   • Link Copied! Harper Lee, whose debut novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” immortalized her name with its story of justice and race in a small Southern town and became a classic of American literature, has died. She was 89. Her death was confirmed Friday by the City Hall in Monroeville, Alabama, where she lived.

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   When did Harper Lee write to kill a Mockingbird?

   • To Kill a Mockingbird was the first novel Harper Lee had published, but it wasn't the first one she wrote. That first effort, titled Go Set a Watchman, was submitted to a publisher in 1957. When the book wasn't accepted, Lee put it aside and ended up writing what would become To Kill a Mockingbird.

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   Where did Harper Lee live?

   • Go Set a WatchmanHarper Lee's second novel, Go Set a Watchman, released in 2015. After a few years in New York, Lee divided her time between that city and her hometown, eventually settling back in Monroeville, Alabama. She also wrote a few short essays, including “Romance and High Adventure” (1983), devoted to Alabama history.

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   Did Harper Lee have children?

   • Lee never married and had no children. People we’ve lost in 2016 Harper Lee, whose debut novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” became a classic of American literature, has died. She was 89.

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9. www.nytimes.com › interactive › 2016/02/19Harper Lee: Her Life and Work - The New York Times

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   Feb 19, 2016 · Books. Harper Lee: Her Life and Work. By JOHN WILLIAMS and TAMARA BESTFEB. 19, 2016. Harper Lee, the beloved author of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” died on Friday in her hometown of Monroeville ...