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  2. 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.

  3. Aug 4, 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. Apr 2, 2014 · (1916-1965) Who Was Shirley Jackson? Writer Shirley Jackson was born in 1916 in California. Among her early works was "The Lottery," the highly controversial and famous short story about a...

  5. Biography. PDF Cite Share. On December 14, 1916, Shirley Hardie Jackson was born to an affluent family in San Francisco. As soon as she learned to write, she began to pen poems, eventually...

  6. Shirley Jackson, 1916-1965, one of the most brilliant and influential authors of the twentieth century, is widely acclaimed for her stories and novels of the supernatural, including the well-known short story “The Lottery” and the best-selling novel “The Haunting of Hill House.”.

  7. Sep 23, 2016 · Shirley Hardie Jackson was born in San Francisco 100 years ago this December, the eldest child of Leslie and Geraldine Jackson, the latter a shallow, cruel woman of overbearing genteelness...

  8. American novelist and short-story writer who gained a reputation as a master of gothic horror and psychological suspense. Born on December 14, 1916, in San Francisco, California; died on August 8, 1965, in North Bennington, Vermont; daughter of Leslie Jackson and Geraldine (Bugbee) Jackson; attended Syracuse University; married Stanley Edgar ...

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