Paule Marshall
American writer
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Paule Marshall was an American writer, best known for her 1959 debut novel Brown Girl, Brownstones. In 1992, at the age of 63, Marshall was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship grant. Wikipedia
Born: April 9, 1929, Brooklyn, New York, NY
Died: August 12, 2019 (age 90 years), Richmond, VA
Education: Hunter College (1955) and Brooklyn College
Parents: Ada Burke and Samuel Burke
Spouse(s): Kenneth Marshall (married 1950; divorced 1963; Nourry Menard (married 1970s)
