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Nelle Harper Lee (born April 28, 1926) is an American author best known for her 1960 Pulitzer Prize winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird, which deals with the issues of racism that were observed by the author as a child in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. Despite being Lee's only published book, it led to Lee being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom of the United States for her contribution to literature in 2007. Lee has also been the recipient of numerous honorary degrees, but has always declined to make a speech.
Other significant contributions of Lee include assisting her close friend, Truman Capote, in his research for the book In Cold Blood.
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GenderFemale
Birthday1926-04-28
Deathday2016-02-16 (89 years old)
Birth NameNelle Harper Lee
Birth PlaceMonroeville, Alabama, USA
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FatherAmasa Coleman Lee
MotherFrances Cunningham Finch
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsNelle Harper Lee
AwardsNational Medal of Arts, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Presidential Medal of Freedom
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