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| Eudora Welty | |
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| Born | Eudora Alice Welty April 13, 1909 Jackson, Mississippi, United States |
| Died | July 23, 2001 (aged 92) Jackson, Mississippi, United States |
| Occupation | Author, photographer |
| Notable award(s) | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1973 The Optimist's Daughter |
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Eudora Alice Welty (April 13, 1909 – July 23, 2001) was an award-winning American author who wrote short stories and novels about the American South. Her book, The Optimist's Daughter, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973 and Welty was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among numerous awards. She was the first living author to have her works published by the Library of America. Her house in Jackson, Mississippi, is a National Historic Landmark and open to the public as a museum.
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During the 1930s, Welty worked as a publicity agent for the Works Progress Administration, a job that sent her around Mississippi. On her own time, she took some memorable photographs during the Great Depression of people from all economic and social classes. Collections of her photographs were published as One Time, One Place (1971) and Photographs (1989). Her photography was the basis for several of her short stories, including "Why I Live at the PO", which was inspired by a woman she photographed ironing in the back of a small post office.
Welty was focused on her writing but continued to take photographs until the 1950s.[1] Her first short story, "Death of a Traveling Salesman", appeared in 1936. Her work attracted the attention of author Katherine Anne Porter, who became a mentor to Welty and wrote the foreword to Welty's first collection of short stories, A Curtain of Green, in 1941. The book immediately established Welty as one of American literature's leading lights and featured the stories "Why I Live at the P.O.", "Petrified Man", and the frequently anthologized "A Worn Path". Excited by the printing of Welty's works in such publications such as the Atlantic Monthly, the Junior League of Jackson, of which Welty was a member, requested permission from the publishers to reprint some of her works.
Her novel, The Optimist's Daughter, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1973. In 1992, Welty was awarded the Rea Award for the Short Story for her lifetime contributions to the American short story.
Welty was a charter member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers, founded in 1987. She also taught creative writing at colleges and in workshops. She lived near Jackson's Belhaven College and was a common sight among the people of her hometown.
Eudora Welty (April 13, 1909 – July 23, 2001) was born in Jackson, Mississippi, United States.During the 1930s, Welty worked as a photographer for the Works Progress Administration.
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| Eudora Welty | |
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| Born | Eudora Alice Welty April 13, 1909 Jackson, Mississippi, United States |
| Died | July 23, 2001 (aged 92) Jackson, Mississippi, United States |
| Occupation | Author, photographer |
| Notable award(s) | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1973 The Optimist's Daughter |
Eudora Alice Welty (April 13, 1909 – July 23, 2001) was an award-winning American author who wrote short stories and novels about the American South. Her book, The Optimist's Daughter, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973 and Welty was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among numerous awards. She was the first living author to have her works published by the Library of America. Her house in Jackson, Mississippi, is a National Historic Landmark and open to the public as a museum.
Welty worked as a publicity agent for the work progress administration. She had to travel around Mississippi for her job. In her own time,she took memorable photographs. These mostly show how different people from all enonmic and social classes coped with the great depression. Collections of her photograph were published as (one time,one place)1971 and photograph(1989). Very often, a photograph was the basis of one of her short stories,including 'why i love at po',which was inspired by a woman she photographed ironing in the back of a small post office.
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| | The Mississippi Writers Page - MWP: Eudora Welty (1909-2001) |
| | CNN Obituary - CNN.com - Author Eudora Welty dead at 92 - July 23, 2001 |
| | BBC Obituary - BBC News | ARTS | Author Eudora Welty dies |
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| | ''The Paris Review'' interview - The Paris Review - The Art of Fiction No. 47 |
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