Gwendolyn Brooks American writer
Gwendolyn Brooks is a 83 years old American writer from Topeka. Gwendolyn Brooks was born on June 07, 1917 (died on December 03, 2000, she was 83 years old) in Topeka as Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks.
About
Birth name of Gwendolyn Brooks is Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks
No, she died on 12/03/2000, 23 years ago. She was 83 years old when she died. Cause of death: cancer. She died in Chicago and buried in Lincoln Cemetery .
Awards (16)
Awarded John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in 1945 , awarded Kuumba Liberation Award in 1968 , awarded National Women's Hall of Fame in 1987 , awarded Black Literary Hall Of Fame in 1998 , awarded Robert Frost Medal in 1988 ,
Education
She graduated from Englewood Technical Prep Academy, Hyde Park Academy High School and Kennedy–King College
What was Gwendolyn's zodiac sign?Gwendolyn Brooks zodiac sign was gemini.
Where does She lives?
She is living in South Side.
Other facts about Gwendolyn Brooks
Birth name | Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks |
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Place of death | Chicago |
Residence | South Side , end time: 2000-12-03T00:00:00Z |
On focus list of Wikimedia project | PMA African American Artists |
Writing language | English |
Work period (start) | 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z |
Ethnic group | African Americans |
Employer | Chicago State University |
Influenced by | Langston Hughes |
Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
Manner of death | Natural Causes |
Given name | Gwendolyn |
Field of work | Poetry |
Member of | American Academy Of Arts And Letters |
Europeana entity | Agent/base/64104 |
Date of death | 2000-12-03T00:00:00Z |
Place of burial | Lincoln Cemetery |
Cause of death | Cancer |
Family name | Brooks. Show people with the surname Brooks |
Languages spoken, written or signed | English |