Nelle lee harper biography samples

To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the most famous american novels to date. But what do we really know about Harper Lee, for many not much.

It’s been just a few short months since Lee passed away and her memory will forever live on through her very influential novel.

On April 28th, 1929 Harper Lee was born as Nelle Harper Lee. Her first name Nelle was the name she primarily went by and Harper Lee was used as her pen name later on in life.

Harper lee family

Lee was born in Monroeville, Alabama where she also spent her entire childhood. Harper Lee was the youngest of four children, she had two sisters, Alice and Louise and one brother named Edwin. Her mother was a homemaker while her father practiced as a lawyer.

If you’re familiar with Harper Lee, you’ve probably heard many rumors circulating  on whether or not she actually wrote her famous novel.

One of those rumors includes the very famous Truman Capote being the actual writer of To Kill a M