Eudora Welty, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eudora Welty

American author

Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1909

Place of Birth: Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Date of Death: 23-Jul-2001

Profession: photographer, writer, literary critic, novelist, autobiographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Eudora Alice Welty (April 13, 1909 – July 23, 2001) was an American short story writer and novelist who wrote about the American South.
Her novel The Optimist's Daughter won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973.
Welty received numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Order of the South.
She was the first living author to have her works published by the Library of America.
Her house in Jackson, Mississippi, has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and is open to the public as a house museum.