Memorial Page for Eudora Welty
American short story writer, novelist and photographer
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Eudora Welty (* April 13, 1909 in Jackson; † July 23, 2001 in Jackson) was an american short story writer, novelist and photographer. She was 92 years old. Her education included Peterhouse, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Columbia Business School, Mississippi University for Women, Columbia University and Central High School. She received 10 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, O. Henry Award. Her cause of death was pneumonia. She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery.
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14 EventsBorn in Jackson, Hinds County
1909University of Wisconsin–Madison
1927Bachelor of Arts · until 1929
Columbia Business School
1930until 1931
Guggenheim Fellowship
1942O. Henry Award
1942Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1969Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1973The Optimist's Daughter
honorary doctor of Brandeis University
1979Presidential Medal of Freedom
1980St. Louis Literary Award
1983National Book Award for Fiction
1983Lillian Smith Book Award
1984Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service
1984Died in Jackson, Hinds County (pneumonia)
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Eudora Welty. Forever remembered.