Paule Marshall | |
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| Born | Valenza Pauline Burke April 9, 1929 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | August 12, 2019 (aged 90) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Hunter College, City University of New York |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable work | Brown Girl, Brownstones (1959); The Chosen Place, the Timeless People (1969); Praisesong for the Widow (1983) |
| Spouse(s) | Kenneth Marshall (married 1950; divorced 1963; Nourry Menard (married 1970s) |
Paule Marshall (April 9, 1929 – August 12, 2019) was an American writer, best known for her 1959 debut novel Brown Girl, Brownstones. In 1992, at the age of 63, Marshall was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship grant.