Carson McCullers Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Carson McCullers (February 19, 1917 – September 29, 1967) was an American writer of novels, short stories, plays, essays, and poetry. Her first novel, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, explores the spiritual isolation of misfits and outcasts in a small town of the U.S. South. Her other novels have similar themes and most are set in the deep South.McCullers’ oeuvre is often described as Southern Gothic and indicative of her southern roots. However, McCullers penned all of her work after leaving the South, and critics also describe her writing and eccentric characters as universal in scope. Her stories have been adapted to stage and film. A stagework of her novel The Member of the Wedding (1946), which captures a young girl's feelings at her brother's wedding, made a successful Broadway run in 1950–51.
Columbus High School, Columbia University, Juilliard School, New York University
Nationality
American
Spouse
Reeves McCullers
Parents
Lamar Smith, Vera Waters
Siblings
Margarita G. Smith
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada, New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best American Play
Movies
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, Women & Men 2, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Reflections in a Golden Eye, The Member of the Wedding, Une Pierre, Un Arbre, Un Nuage
Star Sign
Pisces
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Quote
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[on writing] The writer must hew the phantom rock.
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[on solitude] Once you have lived with another, it is a great torture to have to live alone.
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But the hearts of small children are delicate organs. A cruel beginning in this world can twist them into curious shapes.
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Fact
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American novelist, story writer and dramatist whose work is usually set in the Deep South. Her style has been described as "southern gothic'.
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She was plagued by ill-health for most of her life. Her husband was a psychotic who eventually killed himself.
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Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 132, pp. 274-281. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.