Carson McCullers
Known For: Writing
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: February 19, 1917
Day of Death: September 29, 1967 (51 years old)
Place of Birth: Columbus, Georgia, USA
Carson McCullers, born Lula Carson Smith, was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. Her first novel, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, explores the spiritual isolation of misfits and outcasts in a small town of the U.S. South.