from | to
born on
February 9, 1944
born in
Eatondon, Georgia
birth name
Alice Malsenior Walker
nickname
citizen of
United States of America
daughter of
sister of
educated at |
studied with
Muriel Rukeyser
loved studying
married to | partner of | separated from | divorced from
mother of
grandmother of
pets named
advocate for | influenced by
Zora Neale Hurston
worked alongside
Langston Hughes
in her spare time
tweets @
collapse bio bits"I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it."
The Color Purple | 1982
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