Difference between revisions of "J. K. Rowling"
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In 2008, Rowling gave the commencement address at [[Harvard University]].<ref>[http://harvardmagazine.com/go/jkrowling.html "The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination"], ''Harvard Magazine, June 5, 2008</ref> | In 2008, Rowling gave the commencement address at [[Harvard University]].<ref>[http://harvardmagazine.com/go/jkrowling.html "The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination"], ''Harvard Magazine, June 5, 2008</ref> | ||
| − | Rowling is firmly Liberal in her politics, and despite being from the UK, has supported both Hilary Clinton and Obama, stating "I want a Democrat in the White House. And it seems a pity that Clinton and Obama are rivals because both are extraordinary." <ref> http://hollowverse.com/j-k-rowling/ </ref> Her books were written while she was a divorced single mother, living on welfare benefits provided by the government, while she worked the minimum necessary to maintain her benefits. <ref> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jk-rowling-chats-jon-stewart-casual-vacancy-379302 </ref> Rowling also worked for the Pro-Choice, Pro-Gay, Anti-Israel Human "Rights" organization Amnesty International | + | Rowling is firmly Liberal in her politics, and despite being from the UK, has supported both Hilary Clinton and Obama, stating "I want a Democrat in the White House. And it seems a pity that Clinton and Obama are rivals because both are extraordinary." <ref> http://hollowverse.com/j-k-rowling/ </ref> Her books were written while she was a divorced single mother, living on welfare benefits provided by the government, while she worked the minimum necessary to maintain her benefits. <ref> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jk-rowling-chats-jon-stewart-casual-vacancy-379302 </ref> Rowling also worked for the Pro-Choice, Pro-Gay, Anti-Israel Human "Rights" organization Amnesty International, <ref> http://www.jkrowling.com/en_GB/#/timeline/amnesty-international/ </ref> and donated 1 million pounds (1.6 million dollars) to the No campaign when Scotland was thinking about leaving the UK. <ref> http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2014/09/19/early-results-suggest-scots-reject-independence-n1893900 </ref> |
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Revision as of 16:45, September 19, 2014
J. K. Rowling (full name Joanne Kathleen Rowling) is the author of the popular Harry Potter book series.
She was born on July 31, 1965, in Chipping Sodbury, England.[1] She has said that "the idea for Harry Potter simply fell into [her] head" while riding a train from Manchester to London in 1990.[2]
In 2008, Rowling gave the commencement address at Harvard University.[3]
Rowling is firmly Liberal in her politics, and despite being from the UK, has supported both Hilary Clinton and Obama, stating "I want a Democrat in the White House. And it seems a pity that Clinton and Obama are rivals because both are extraordinary." [4] Her books were written while she was a divorced single mother, living on welfare benefits provided by the government, while she worked the minimum necessary to maintain her benefits. [5] Rowling also worked for the Pro-Choice, Pro-Gay, Anti-Israel Human "Rights" organization Amnesty International, [6] and donated 1 million pounds (1.6 million dollars) to the No campaign when Scotland was thinking about leaving the UK. [7]
References
- ↑ "J. K. Rowling Biography", biography.com
- ↑ J. K. Rowling Official Site, "Biography"
- ↑ "The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination", Harvard Magazine, June 5, 2008
- ↑ http://hollowverse.com/j-k-rowling/
- ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jk-rowling-chats-jon-stewart-casual-vacancy-379302
- ↑ http://www.jkrowling.com/en_GB/#/timeline/amnesty-international/
- ↑ http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2014/09/19/early-results-suggest-scots-reject-independence-n1893900
