John Kennedy Toole
American novelist
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John Kennedy Toole was an American novelist from New Orleans, Louisiana, whose posthumously published novel, A Confederacy of Dunces, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981; he also wrote The Neon Bible. Wikipedia
Born: December 17, 1937, New Orleans, LA
Died: March 26, 1969 (age 31 years), Biloxi, MS
Movies: The Neon Bible
Parents: Thelma Toole and John Dewey Toole, Jr.
Education: Tulane University, Columbia University, Alcée Fortier High School, and more
Notable awards: Pulitzer Prize (1981)
