William Melvin Kelley
Sign in to saveAmerican novelist, short story writer (1937–2017)
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It is catalogued under topics including 1937 births, 2017 deaths and 20th-century American male writers.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1937
- Works
- 22
Top works
- Prentice Hall Literature -- Platinum
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- writer
- Employer
- State University of New York
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- belletristic literature
- Image
- Portrait of William Melvin Kelley LCCN2004663124.jpg
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- date of birth
- 1937-11-01
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- date of death
- 2017-02-01
- Commons category
- William Melvin Kelley
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Categories
1937 births2017 deaths20th-century American male writers20th-century American novelists20th-century American short story writersAfrican-American novelistsAmerican Book Award winnersAmerican male novelistsAmerican male short story writersEthical Culture Fieldston School alumniHarvard University alumniNovelists from New York CitySarah Lawrence College facultyState University of New York facultyThe New School facultyWriters from Manhattan