Flannery O'Connor

Born: 1925 in Savannah, Georgia

• Flannery O'Connor has published short stories and novels

  • These publications often incorporate Georgia settings of religious imagery, bizarre characters, and violent episodes

  • She won three O'Henry awards for short fiction and several fellowships from the National Institute of Arts and Letters

  • She died of hereditary illness in 1964

Death: 1964 in Milledgeville, Georgia