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Harper Lee 1926 -

Harper Lee 1926 -. Early life. Born April 28, 1926 Monroeville, Alabama Youngest child Parents were Amasa Lee and Frances Finch Lee. Father, Amasa, was an attorney Family related to Confederate General Robert E. Lee Childhood friends with author Truman Capote. Education/Career.

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Harper Lee 1926 -

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  1. Harper Lee1926 -

  2. Early life • Born April 28, 1926 • Monroeville, Alabama • Youngest child • Parents were Amasa Lee and Frances Finch Lee

  3. Father, Amasa, was an attorney • Family related to Confederate General Robert E. Lee • Childhood friends with author Truman Capote

  4. Education/Career • University of Alabama Law School • One year at Oxford University (England) • Did not earn her law degree

  5. Felt legal courses helped her think logically (helpful for a writer) • Moved to New York City • Worked in airline reservations department • Wrote in spare time • Perfectionist in her writing

  6. To Kill a Mockingbird • Rejected by J. B. Lippincott in 1957 • Published (after rewriting) in 1960 • Instant success • Best-seller for eighty-five weeks • Only published this novel

  7. Parallels to Lee’s Life • Atticus Finch & Amasa Lee both lawyers • Maycomb similar to Monroeville • Dill based on Truman Capote • Scout Finch & Harper Lee both avid readers and tomboys

  8. Awards • Won 1961 Pulitzer Prize for fiction • Paperback of the Year Award • Alabama Library Association literary award

  9. National Conference of Christians and Jews Brotherhood Award • Oscar-winning movie (Gregory Peck, Best Actor)

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