Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings was an American writer, novelist, screenwriter and university teacher (1896–1953). She was born at Washington, D.C. and died at St. Augustine.
Also recorded as Marjorie Rawlings; Marjorie K. Rawlings; Marjorie Kinnan.
Overview
Born at Washington, D.C. in 1896, died at St. Augustine in 1953.
Career and activity
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings worked in rural literature, regional literature, regional history and creative writing.
She was employed by University of Florida. She belonged to American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Recognition and collections
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings received Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, O. Henry Award, Florida Women's Hall of Fame, Florida Artists Hall of Fame, Honorary doctorate of the University of Florida and Pulitzer Prize for the Novel.
Catalogued works
34 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. The first 12 are listed here.
The Yearling. The Secret River. Cross Creek. South Moon Under. ha-ʻOfer. Prentice Hall Literature -- Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes -- Bronze Level. Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Bronze. Prentice Hall Literature -- Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes -- Reader's Companion -- Bronze Level. A subtreasury of American humor. Short Stories from the New Yorker. Prentice Hall Literature--Bronze. Reader's Digest Best Loved Books for Young Readers--Volume Nine.
Literature
3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
The Remarkable Kinship of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Ellen Glasgow, 2018. Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan (1896-1953), journalist and author, American National Biography Online, 2000. Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan, (8 Aug. 1896–14 Dec. 1953), Writer and Citrus Grower, Who Was Who, 2007.
In detail
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings studied at University of Wisconsin–Madison. the recorded working language is English.
The field of work recorded is rural literature, regional literature and regional history. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are prose.
Employment is recorded with University of Florida. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Works named in the authority record are The Yearling.
Distinctions recorded are Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, O. Henry Award, Florida Women's Hall of Fame and Florida Artists Hall of Fame.
Chronology
- 1896Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings born at Washington, D.C..
- 1953Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings died at St. Augustine.
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“Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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