John Ray Grisham, Jr. is an American lawyer, politician, and author, best known for his popular legal thrillers. His books have been translated into forty-two languages. John Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University before attending the University of Mississippi S...
I grew up in a very small, close-knit, Southern Baptist family, where everything was off-limits. So I couldn't wait to get to college and have some fun. And I did for the first two years. And I regret a lot of it, because my grades were in terrible shape. I never got in serious trouble, except for my grades.
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John, Renee, and their children have lived in Charlottesville, VA for the past several years. Technically he does still own the house in Oxford, but they haven't really lived in it even before the tacky "manufactured housing" community formed right next door.
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It takes him six months to write a novel.
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His first novel 'A Time To Kill' took three years to complete and was rejected by 28 publishers.
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Did not start writing until he was 29 years old.
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Does not participate in the screen adaptations of his novels after the movie rights have been secured.
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Is totally opposed to the concept of cameras in courtrooms.
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According to his publisher Doubleday, as of 2008 his books have sold over 235 million copies worldwide.
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Donated $5 million after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and Mississippi.
$200 Million
$50 Million Per Year
