Eudora Welty | |
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 Eudora Welty in 1962 | |
| Born | Eudora Alice Welty April 13, 1909 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | July 23, 2001 (aged 92) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Education | Mississippi University for Women University of Wisconsin, Madison (BA) Columbia University (MA) |
| Occupation(s) | Author, photographer |
| Awards | Edward MacDowell Medal 1970 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1973 The Optimist's Daughter National Book Award for Fiction 1983 The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty |
Eudora Alice Welty (April 13, 1909 – July 23, 2001) was an American short story writer, novelist and photographer who wrote about the American South. Her novel The Optimist's Daughter won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973. Welty received numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Order of the South. She was the first living author to have her works published by the Library of America. Her house in Jackson, Mississippi has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and is open to the public as a house museum.