Julia Peterkin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Julia Peterkin

American writer

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1880

Place of Birth: Laurens County, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 10-Aug-1961

Profession: writer, teacher, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Julia Peterkin (October 31, 1880 – August 10, 1961) was an American author from South Carolina.
In 1929 she won the Pulitzer Prize for Novel/Literature, for her novel Scarlet Sister Mary.
She wrote several novels about the plantation South, especially the Gullah people of the Low Country.
She was one of the few white authors who wrote about the African-American experience.



Alternative names	Carl Van Vetchen; Carl van Vechten
Description	American writer and photographer
Date of birth/death	17 June 1880	21 December 1964
Location of birth/death	Cedar Rapids	New York City
Authority control	: Q312851 VIAF: 5056030 ISNI: 0000 0001 1558 7789 ULAN: 500058409 LCCN: n78095475 NLA: 35576955 WorldCat