Fran Ross

Fran Ross
Born(1935-06-25)June 25, 1935
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedSeptember 17, 1985(1985-09-17) (aged 50)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation
Alma materTemple University
GenreAfrican-American literature, satire
Notable worksOreo

Fran Ross (June 25, 1935 – September 17, 1985) was an American writer best known for her 1974 novel Oreo.[1] She briefly wrote comedy for Richard Pryor.[2]

  1. ^ Ross, Fran (2000). Oreo. UPNE. ISBN 1-55553-464-3.
  2. ^ Senna, Danzy (May 7, 2015). "An Overlooked Classic About the Comedy of Race". The New Yorker.