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Ernest J. Gaines
Ernest Gaines
American author (1933–2019).
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Ernest J. Gaines
Award Received
12 items
Chevalier Des Arts Et Des Lettres
(2000)
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2000
Guggenheim Fellowship
(1972)
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1972
National Humanities Medal
(2000)
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2000
Lillian Smith Book Award
(1979)
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1979
National Medal of Arts
(2012)
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2012
North Star Award
(2016)
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2016
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
(2000)
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2000
MacArthur Fellows Program
(July 1993)
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July 1993
Dos Passos Prize
(1993)
Point in Time
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1993
Black Literary Hall of Fame
(1999)
Point in Time
:
1999
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
(1993)
For Work
:
A Lesson Before Dying
Point in Time
:
1993
Honorary Doctor of the University of Miami
(5/14/1999)
Point in Time
:
5/14/1999
Date of Birth
1/15/1933
Instance Of
Human
Place of Birth
Oscar
Notable Work
A Lesson Before Dying
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Educated At
Stanford University
San Francisco State University
Academic Degree
:
Bachelor's Degree
Solano Community College
Country of Citizenship
United States
Occupation
Novelist
University Teacher
Given Name
Ernest
Ernst
Member Of
American Academy of Arts and Letters
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Ethnic Group
African Americans
Employer
University of Rennes 2 – Upper Brittany
(1996)
Position Held
:
Teacher
Position Held
:
Visiting Professor
Point in Time
:
1996
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
(1981 - 2004)
Position Held
:
Writer in Residence
Start Time
:
1981
End Time
:
2004
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Family Name
Gaines
Date of Death
11/5/2019
Place of Death
Oscar
Name in Native Language
Ernest J. Gaines
Cause of Death
Myocardial Infarction
Manner of Death
Natural Causes
Sex or Gender
Male
Residence
Oscar
Vallejo
(1948 - )
Start Time
:
1948
Described by Source
Changemakers: African American Leaders in San Francisco Who Made a Difference
Native Language
English
Field of Work
Literature
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