American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and political activist
For other people with similar names, see Katherine Porter.
Katherine Anne Porter
Porter in 1930
Born
Callie Russell Porter (1890-05-15)May 15, 1890 Indian Creek, Texas, U.S.
Died
September 18, 1980(1980-09-18) (aged 90) Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation
Journalist
essayist
short story writer
novelist
political activist
Years active
1920–1977
Notable awards
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1965)
National Book Award (1965)
Spouse
John Koontz
(m. 1906; div. 1915)
Ernest Stock
(m. 1926; div. 1927)
Eugene Pressly
(m. 1930; div. 1938)
Albert Erskine
(m. 1938; div. 1942)
Katherine Anne Porter (May 15, 1890 – September 18, 1980) was an American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, poet and political activist. Her 1962 novel Ship of Fools was the best-selling novel in America that year, but her short stories received much more critical acclaim. In 1966 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[1] and the U.S. National Book Award[2] for The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter.
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