| − | '''Harper Lee''' (April 28, 1928 – February 19, 2016) is a [[Pulitzer prize]] winning American [[novel]]ist, known for her major work ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird]]'', which was first published in 1960. Lee is a native of Monroeville, [[Alabama]], and much of her fiction is considered autobiographical in nature. She was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] in 2007 by President [[George W. Bush]].<ref>[http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2007/11/20071105-1.html President Bush Honors Medal of Freedom Recipients]</ref> | + | '''Harper Lee''' (April 28, 1928 – February 19, 2016) is a [[Pulitzer prize]] winning American [[novel]]ist, known for her major work ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird]]'', which was first published in 1960. Lee is a native of Monroeville, [[Alabama]], and her two novels are considered partly autobiographical in nature. She was a neighbor and childhood friend of famed author [[Truman Capote]], and modeled Dill Harris in ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' after him, but reportedly his jealously of her success as adults caused a rift in their friendship.<ref>https://www.biography.com/news/harper-lee-truman-capote-friendship-jealously</ref>. |