Harper Lee, 'To Kill a Mockingbird' author, dies at 89

Feb 20, 2016, 17:16

It was released in July 1960 and was adapted into a 1962 movie of the same name, starring Gregory Peck in an Oscar-winning performance as the courageous attorney Atticus Finch.

Lee quit giving interviews in 1964 and rarely made public appearances but in November 2007 went to the White House to accept a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W Bush, who called her book "a gift to the entire world".

The death of To Kill A Mockingbird author Harper Lee has brought many comments and appreciation for her work from all over the world, and there are also some close connections to her iconic novel in Rochester.

Born Nelle Harper Lee in 1926, the author was the youngest of four children.

Leonard really wanted an autographed copy of her book, but was told that Harper Lee really didn't give autographs.

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Lee's nephew and spokesperson for the family, Hank Conner, said, "Ms. Lee passed away in her sleep early this morning".

Harper Lee was hailed a brilliant writer and an extraordinary woman as tributes poured in following the death of the author of To Kill a Mockingbird at age 89. We knew her as Nelle Harper Lee, a loving member of our family, a devoted friend to the many good people who touched her life, and a generous soul in our community and our state.

Asked what he'd miss most about Lee, Brock said, "Her warmth and her sincerity".

"To Kill a Mockingbird" is a story about racism and injustice in the Deep South.

Gone Girl star Ratajkowski wrote, "RIP Harper Lee".

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"She had a way of telling stories that does have an influence and resonates with the worldview of so many Americans, even so many decades after that book was initially published", Earnest said. And "To Kill a Mockingbird" was not just another novel.

As much as anything else, To Kill a Mockingbird is about the relationship that the attorney, Atticus Finch, has with his daughter, Scout.

Lee's relatable characters are one of the reasons that "To Kill a Mockingbird" has remained so popular.

As the New York Times has reported, Lee and her agents sent a draft of "Watchman" to publishers in 1957, and J. B. Lippincott and Company bought it for $1,000.

"I'm honored to have the opportunity to adapt her seminal novel for the stage".

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