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Anthropologists, Writer, Novelist, Ahead of Her Time |
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| Age: | 99 years old |
| Sex: | Female |
| Location: | MAITLAND, Florida |
| Country: |  United States |
| Zodiac: |  Cancer (Jun 21 - Jul 22) |
| Last Login: | Jul 11, 2008 (96 days back) |
About Me |
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Born January 7, 1891, in Notasulga, Alabama, United States; Died January 28, 1960, in Fort Pierce, Florida, United States; Daughter of John (a preacher and carpenter) and Lucy (a seamstress; maiden name, Potts) Hurston; married Herbert Sheen, May 19, 1927 (divorced, 1931); married Albert Price III, June 27, 1939 (divorced). Education Attended Howard University, 1923-24; Barnard College, B.A., 1928; graduate study at Columbia University.Career Writer and folklorist. Collected folklore in the South, 1927-31; Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona, FL, instructor in drama,1933-34; collected folklore in Jamaica, Haiti, and Bermuda, 1937-38; collected folklore in Florida for the Works Progress Administration, 1938-39; Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA, staff writer, 1941; collected folklore in Honduras, 1946-48; worked as a maid in Florida, 1950; freelance writer, 1950-56; Patrick Air Force Base, FL, librarian, 1956-57; writer for Fort Pierce Chronicle and part-time teacher at Lincoln Park Academy, both in Fort Pierce, FL, 1958-59. Librarian at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC; professor of drama at North Carolina College for Negroes (now North Carolina Central University), Durham; assistant to writer Fannie Hurst. (facts colected from http://authors.aalbc.com/zoraneal.htm) Initially published in 1937, this novel about a proud, independent black woman's quest for identity, a journey that takes her through three marriages and back to her roots, has been one of the most widely read and highly acclaimed novels in the canon of African-American literature. |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Divorced |
| Ethnicity: | Black / African descent |
| SexualOrientation: | Straight |
| Hometown: | Eatonville |
| Education: | College graduate |
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