Nelle Harper Lee was an American novelist. She wrote the 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird that won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and became a classic of modern American literature. Lee received numerous accolades and honorary degrees, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007 which was awarded for her contribution to literature. She assisted her close friend Truman Capote in his research for the book In Cold Blood (1966). Capote was the basis for the character Dill Harris in To Kill a Mockingbird.
Harper Lee
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Charper Li, Hap'ŏ Li, Harper Lee, and 35 others
Harper Leeová, Harper Li, Harper Nelle Lee, Hārpera Lī, Kharper Li, Lee, Li Harper, Nell Harper Lee, Nelle H. Lee, Nelle Harper E. Lee, Nelle Harper Lee, Χάρπερ Λι, Гарпер Лі, Гарпэр Лі, Харпер Ли, Харпер Лі, Харпър Ли, Հարփըր Լի, הרפר לי, נל הרפר לי, هاربر لي, هاربر لي،, هارپر لی, हार्पर ली, ਹਾਰਪਰ ਲੀ, ஹார்ப்பர் லீ, ഹാർപർ ലീ, ฮาร์เปอร์ ลี, ჰარპერ ლი, ハーパー リー, ハーパー・リー, 哈波·李, 哈泼·李, 哈珀李, 하퍼리 - Born:
- April 28, 1926
- Died:
- Feb. 19, 2016
