Ellen Douglas

Author

1921 – 2012

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Who was Ellen Douglas?

Ellen Douglas was the pen name of Josephine Ayres Haxton, an American author. Her book Apostles of Light was a National Book Award nominee.

Douglas was born in Natchez, Mississippi and grew up in Louisiana and Arkansas. She graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1942.

Douglas died of heart failure at the age of 91 on November 7, 2012.

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Born
Jul 12, 1921
Natchez
Also known as
  • Josephine Ayres Haxton
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Mississippi
Died
Nov 7, 2012

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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