Biography of Gwendolyn Brooks

Gwendolyn Brooks (* 7. June 1917 in Topeka; † 3. December 2000 in Chicago) was an american writer. She was 83 years old. She was married to Henry Blakely. Her education included Englewood Technical Prep Academy, Hyde Park Academy High School, Kennedy–King College and Wendell Phillips Academy High School. She received 10 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, National Medal of Arts. Her cause of death was cancer. She was buried at Lincoln Cemetery.