Harper Lee Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

$35,000,000

Harper Lee, the famous American novelist, had a net worth of $35 million at the time of her death in February 2016. She was best known as the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ which dealt with the issues of racism and made a significant contribution to literature.

Key facts:

Harper Lee is best known as the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.

'To Kill a Mockingbird' dealt with the issues of racism and was loosely based on Lee's own observations of her family and neighborhood.

Lee was a close friend and assistant to author Truman Capote, aiding in the research for his landmark true crime novel 'In Cold Blood'.

Her only other published novel was 'Go Set a Watchman', which was initially written as a first draft of 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.

Lee's legacy includes numerous honors and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the National Medal of Arts.

Basic Information About Harper Lee

Category	Celebrities › Authors
Professions	Writer, Novelist, Author
Net worth	$35,000,000
Date of birth	1926-04-28
Place of birth	Monroeville
Date of death	2016-02-19 (aged 89)
Nationality	United States of America
Gender	Female
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia

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Harper Lee's photos

References & Fact Checks ✅

1/ Filename: to-kill-a-mockingbird-first-edition-cover-10Zlt172.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 02:31:41)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:To_Kill_a_Mockingbird_(first_edition_cover).jpg
Original Source: Nate D. Sanders auctions (direct link to jpg). Cropped, retouched.
Author: The credit "Jacket design by Shirley Smith" is found on the left jacket flap. (There is very little information online about Shirley Smith; this presents a possible problem for use of the image in countries that do not recognize the rule of the shorter term. It is not known whether Smith is living or dead, which would be needed to measure a copyright term of the author's life plus a set number of years.)
Date taken: 1960

2/ Filename: harper-lee-medal-5Cg88317.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 02:31:43)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Harper_Lee_Medal.jpg
Original Source: White House photo by Eric Draper via [1]

Author:

Eric Draper (1964–)

	Description	American photographer
	Date of birth	9 September 1964
	Location of birth	Los Angeles
	Authority file	: Q5386394 VIAF: 178128501 LCCN: no2011134328 NAID: 10600154 GND: 1038075157 WorldCat