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Shirley Jackson was born in San Francisco, California on December, 14, 1919. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Syracuse University in 1940. Much of her writing was done during the years she was raising her children. She is best-known for the short story The Lottery, which was first published in 1948 and adapted for television in 1952 and into play form in 1953. Her published works include articles, nonfiction prose, plays, poetry, seven novels, and fifty-five short stories. Her other works include Life among the Savages, Raising Demons, The Haunting of Hill House, which was adapted to film, and We Have Always Lived in the Castle. She died on August 8, 1965 at the age of 45.
Bibliography
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(1995)
Just an Ordinary Day: The Uncollected Stories Of Shirley Jackson
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(1979)
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
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(1968)
Come Along with Me
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(1967)
The Lottery and Other Stories
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(1966)
Famous Sally
Personal edit
- Legal name: Shirley Jackson
- Birthdate: December 14, 1916
- Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA
- Nationality: American
- Gender: Female
- Official Website: http://www.courses.vcu.edu/ENG-jkh/PW/biography.htm
- Genres: Horror, short stories, fiction, gothic novels
- Date of death: August 8, 1965 (aged 48)
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Shirley Jackson attended the University of Rochester and received a BA from Syracuse University in 1940.
While at Syracuse University, Jackson became involved with the college's magazine, and it was here that she met her husband, Stanley Edgar Hyman. Hyman later became a very famous literary critic.
Jackson died of heart failure in her home in 1965.
While at Syracuse University, Jackson became involved with the college's magazine, and it was here that she met her husband, Stanley Edgar Hyman. Hyman later became a very famous literary critic.
Jackson died of heart failure in her home in 1965.
