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Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926, in Monroeville, Alabama, [8] the youngest of four children of Frances Cunningham (née Finch) and Amasa Coleman Lee. [9] Her parents chose her middle name, Harper, to honor pediatrician Dr. William W. Harper, of Selma, who had saved the life of her sister Louise. [10]
She has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for Being John Malkovich (1999) and for her portrayal of author Harper Lee in Capote (2005). Her performance as Gertrude Baniszewski in An American Crime (2007) earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a ...
Peck married writer Daniel Voll on September 8, 2001. They have two children. Their son Harper Daniel Peck, born in 1999, is named after Harper Lee. [22] Their daughter Ondine Peck-Voll was born in 2002. Peck is the former sister-in-law of supermodel Cheryl Tiegs, and aunt of actor Ethan Peck. She holds dual citizenship in the US and France ...
Enter Scout Finch, disheveled, scrappy and precocious, she leapt off the page and into my heart, compliments of Nelle Harper Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960. Instantly successful,…
These 11 Harper Lee quotes serve as timeless lessons on perspective, humanity, courage and more: 1. "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...
Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose is an elderly woman who lives near the Finches. She is hated by the children, who run past her house to avoid her. Scout describes Mrs. Dubose as "plain hell." A virulent racist, she calls Atticus a "nigger-lover" to his children's faces, and Jem flies into a rage and ravages Mrs. Dubose's camellia bushes. As a ...
Brenda Lee with her husband Ronnie Shacklett on Nov. 14, 1964 in the United Kingdom. Brenda and Ronnie welcomed their first child together, daughter Julie Shacklett, on April 2, 1964. Brenda was ...
Amasa Coleman Lee (July 19, 1880 – April 15, 1962) was an American newspaper editor, politician, and lawyer. He was the father of acclaimed novelist Harper Lee . Family