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  1. Jackson, Hyman family [7] Jackson [7] by Erich Hartmann. Shirley Hardie Jackson (December 14, 1916 – August 8, 1965) was an American writer known primarily for her works of horror and mystery. Her writing career spanned over two decades, during which she composed six novels, two memoirs, and more than 200 short stories.

  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Jackson died on August 8, 1965, from heart failure. Decades later, two of her children, Laurence Jackson Hyman and Sarah Hyman Dewitt, have become editors for a collection of her...

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    • Jackson's relationship with her mother was complicated. From the time she was a young child to her death — she outlived both of her parents — Shirley Jackson was ever at odds with her mother.
    • She kept multiple diaries — in multiple voices. "Today, I shall write. I feel it. I shall write of the great joys of living. " Many writers keep diaries throughout their lives, and Jackson is no exception, but they style in which she did it is unusual.
    • She treated her moods like personas, and even named them. Not only did Jackson keep multiple diaries, each with their own style and voice, but she also kept her moods separated and distinct from one another, giving them each a persona of their own.
    • Jackson's husband decided to marry her after reading her short story, "Janice." "Stanley closed the magazine demanding to know who Shirley Jackson was.
  3. Sep 26, 2024 · Shirley Jackson (born December 14, 1916, San Francisco, California, U.S.—died August 8, 1965, North Bennington, Vermont) was an American novelist and short-story writer best known for her story “ The Lottery” (1948).

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  4. Shirley Jackson, Author of Horror Classic, Dies. NORTH BENNINGTON, Vt., Aug. 9--Shirley Jackson, the short-story writer and novelist, died at her home here yesterday afternoon after an...

  5. Oct 10, 2016 · Jackson was seventy-five pages into this novel when she died in her sleep, of heart failure, at the age of forty-eight.

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  7. Jul 31, 2015 · She died of a heart attack 50 years ago this week, at the age of 48, addicted to prescription medicine and alcohol – dependences that some have suggested were brought on by an unhappy marriage...