Novelist Eudora Welty

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Eudora Welty

Living place: Jackson

Birthday: 13-4-1909

Population of US 1909: 90,490,000

Global rank: #34247

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Who is Novelist Eudora Welty?
Mississippi-born author of Southern-themed novels, daughter of the Optimist, received the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. She is also known for A Trail (1940), The Net Wide (1943), and other short stories and short story collections.
Her literary work emphasizes the complexity of human relationships and the psychological significance of place.
 
 

Young / Before famous

She studied English literature at the University of Wisconsin and later graduated from Columbia University with a degree in advertising. After publishing her collection of short stories, A Curtain by Green, she secured a job with The New York Times Review of Books.

Family life info

She and her two younger brothers were raised in Jackson, Mississippi. The teacher, Mother Andrews Welty, encouraged her love of reading and writing.

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Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Novelist Eudora Welty?
She and playwright Tennessee Williams were two important Southern writers of the 20th century.

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When was Novelist Eudora Welty born?
Eudora Welty was born in 13-4-1909, death year is , at the age of 115.
Where is Novelist Eudora Welty's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Eudora Welty was born in Jackson, Mississippi- United States. is a Novelist, whose Zodiac is Aries, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Rooster. Eudora Welty's global rank is 34247 and whose rank is 184 in list of famous Novelist. Population of US in 1909 is about 90,490,000 persons.
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Events in 1909 and 13-4

Events in US in the birth year of Eudora Welty

  • The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is founded by prominent black and white intellectuals and led by W. E. B. Du Bois.
  • Congress enacts Republican-sponsored Payne-Aldrich Tariff, which is met by the public with disappointment.

Birthday Eudora Welty (13-4) in history

  • Day 13-4 year 1598: King Henry IV of France issued the edicts of the city of Nantes allowing the Huguenots of France to enjoy religious tolerance.
  • Day 13-4 year 1742: The hymn Handel's Messiah was performed publicly for the first time in Dublin, Ireland.
  • Day 13-4 year 1964: Sidney Poitier became the first African American to win the Academy Award for best actor.
  • Day 13-4 year 1970: Apollo 13 announced "Houston, we've got a problem," when an oxygen tank burst on the way to the Moon.
  • Day 13-4 year 1975: Civil War began in Lebanon when gunmen killed 4 Christian Phalangists who retaliated by killing 27 Palestinians.
  • Day 13-4 year 1997: Tiger Woods became the youngest person to win the Masters Tournament and the first of African descent to win a major golf title.
  • Day 13-4 year 2004: Barry Bonds hit his 661st homer, passing Willie Mays to take third place on the lifetime list.
  • Day 13-4 year 2012: Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3, a North Korean Earth observation satellite, exploded shortly after its launch. The U.S. and other countries called the launch a violation of United Nations Security Council rules.
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