John Ehle
John Ehle | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Marsden Ehle, Jr. December 13, 1925 Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | March 24, 2018 (aged 92) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Period | 1957–2018 |
| Genre | Historical fiction, Southern literature, Non-fiction |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Jennifer Ehle |
John Marsden Ehle, Jr. (December 13, 1925 – March 24, 2018) was an American novelist. He was known best for his fiction set in the Appalachian Mountains of the American South. He wrote the screenplay of The Journey of August King, a movie that is based on his book. He was known for his book The Winter People (1982) and Last One Home (1984).
Ehle died in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on March 24, 2018 of congestive heart failure at the age of 92.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Correspondent, PAUL GARBER Special. "John Ehle, celebrated writer and founder of the N.C. School of Arts, dies at age 92". Winston-Salem Journal.
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Other websites
[change | change source]- Inventory of the John Ehle Papers, 1942-1993, in the Southern Historical Collection, UNC-Chapel Hill
- Biography of John Ehle at the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame
- John Ehle on IMDb
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