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Shirley jackson

Shirley jackson. Biography. Born in 1916 in San Francisco Strict Writer-1000’s words everyday Married Stanley Hyman Full-time writer and mother of 4 Lived with family in rural Vermont Died at only 49 from heart failure. Her Works. 6 Novels including The Haunting of Hill House

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Shirley jackson

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  1. Shirley jackson

  2. Biography • Born in 1916 in San Francisco • Strict Writer-1000’s words everyday • Married Stanley Hyman • Full-time writer and mother of 4 • Lived with family in rural Vermont • Died at only 49 from heart failure

  3. Her Works • 6 Novels including The Haunting of Hill House • Memoirs: Life Among Savages and Raising Demons • Short Stories: “The Lottery,” “Charles,” “Come Along With Me,” “Just And Ordinary Day” • A few children’s stories • Focus on psychology and society, whether told realistically, with humor, or with dark cynicism. • Wrote over 100 novels, novellas ,short stories, plays, children’s books, and television scripts.

  4. Legacy • “The Lottery” • New Yorker Controversy • Made into film • The Haunting of Hill House • Multiple movie versions • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wiv2zofXsV0 • Influenced authors such as Stephan King, Richard Matheson, and Peter Straub. • The Shirley Jackson Award – annual award for literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic.

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