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Eudora Welty
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American short story writer, novelist and photographer (1909-2001)
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Eudora Alice Welty was an American novelist, writer, literary critic, and photographer. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1909, she resided in Jackson and Mississippi throughout her life. She was educated at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Columbia Business School, Mississippi University for Women, and Peterhouse. Her writing language was English, and her work period began in 1936.
Welty received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the Guggenheim Fellowship, and the O. Henry Award. She was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and was nominated for the Neustadt International Prize for Literature. Her notable works include *The Golden Apples*, *The Whole World Knows*, and *The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales*. Her works are held in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum. She died of pneumonia in Jackson in 2001.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1909
- Died
- 2001
- Works
- 157
Top works
- The golden apples
- Presentation to William Faulkner of the Gold Medal for fiction
- Eudora Welty
- The whole world knows
- The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales
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Key facts
- Born
- Eudora Alice Welty , ( 1909-04-13 ) April 13, 1909, Jackson, Mississippi , U.S.
- Died
- July 23, 2001 (2001-07-23) (aged 92), Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
- Occupation
- Author, photographer
- Education
- Mississippi University for Women , University of Wisconsin, Madison ( BA ), Columbia University ( MA )
- Notable works
- The Optimist's Daughter (1972) The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty (1983)
- Notable awards
- Edward MacDowell Medal Pulitzer Prize for Fiction National Book Award for Fiction
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Jackson
- Place of death
- Jackson
- Occupation
- short story writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Eudora-Welty-1962.jpeg
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1909-04-13
- date of death
- 2001-07-23
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Eudora Welty
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Eudora Alice Welty
- start of work period
- 1936-00-00
- has works in the collection
- J. Paul Getty Museum
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Encyclopedic overview
Eudora Alice Welty (April 13, 1909 – July 23, 2001) was an American short-story writer, novelist, and photographer who wrote about the American South. Her novel The Optimist's Daughter won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973. Welty received numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Order of the South. She was the first living author to have her works published by the Library of America. Her house in Jackson, Mississippi, has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and is open to the public as a house museum.
Biography
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