Early life.

Born on April 28, 1926

Amasa Coleman Lee, former newspaper editor and lawyer

Frances Finch LeeSuffered from mental illness, rarely leaved the

house

The youngest of four children, she grew up as a tomboy

Truman Capote`was one of her childhood friend

Went to all-female Huntingdon College in Montgomery

Went to University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, accepted into its Law School

Became the editor of the school magazine

Rammer Jammer

Rise to fame.

Came to New York in 1956 to

be a writer

Completed in 1957

Revised version published in 1960

Initial responses were mixed...

...but in 1961, it won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Does Harper Lee’s childhood sound familiar to you?

Harper Lee

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From Alabama

Youngest child

Tomboy

Lawyer father

After To Kill a Mockingbird.

On November 5, 2007, George W. Bush presented Lee with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This is the highest civilian award in the United States.

Since publication of To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee has granted almost no requests for interviews or public appearances.

With the exception of a

few short essays, she has

published nothing further.

Lee continues to live a quiet, private life in New York City and Monroeville.