Billie Letts
American novelist and educator
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| Intro | American novelist and educator | ||||
| A.K.A. | Billie Dean Letts Gipson | ||||
| A.K.A. | Billie Dean Letts Gipson | ||||
| Places | United States of America | ||||
| was | Writer Novelist | ||||
| Work field | Literature | ||||
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| Birth | 30 May 1938, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA | ||||
| Death | 2 August 2014Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA (aged 76 years) | ||||
| Star sign | Gemini | ||||
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Billie Dean Letts (née Gipson; May 30, 1938 – August 2, 2014) was an American novelist and educator. She was a professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
Biography
Letts was born as Billie Dean Gipson in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Virginia M. (née Barnes), a secretary, and William C. Gipson.
She married Dennis Letts, a professor and actor, in 1958. The couple had three children: Dana, Tracy (a playwright), and Shawn (a jazz musician/composer). Dennis Letts served as editor for his wife's novels. He died of lung cancer in Tulsa on February 22, 2008, aged 73.
Letts died in a Tulsa hospital from pneumonia on August 2, 2014, aged 76. She had recently been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.
Novels
- Where the Heart Is (1995)
- The Honk and Holler Opening Soon (1998)
- Shoot the Moon (2004)
- Made in the U.S.A. (2008)
Awards and honors
- 1994 Walker Percy Award
- 1996 Oklahoma Book Award
- 1998 Oprah's Book Club – Best Novel nominee – Where the Heart Is