Carson McCullers
Born
February 19, 1917
Died
September 29, 1967 (50 years old)
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
Columbus, Georgia, USA
Carson McCullers, born Lula Carson Smith, was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. Her first novel, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, explores the spiritual isolation of misfits and outcasts in a small town of the U.S. South.
