Caroline Gordon

Novelist
BIRTHDAY
October 6,1895
Birthplace
Kentucky
Age
Apr 11,1981,age 85
Birth Sign
Libra
BIRTHDAY
October 6,1895 (age Apr 11,1981,age 85)
Birthplace
Kentucky

About

A twentieth-century American novelist and literary critic, she is known for such works as Penhally, Aleck Maury, Sportsman, and None Shall Look Back.

Before Fame

Early in her career, she worked as a writer of society news for the Chattanooga Reporter.

Trivia

She won both a Guggenheim Fellowship and an O. Henry Award.

Family Life

She married Allen Tate in 1925; she and Tate later divorced.

Associated With

William Faulkner was once a guest at her house.