Alice Walker Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Alice Malsenior Walker (born February 9, 1944) is an American author and activist. She wrote the critically acclaimed novel The Color Purple (1982) for which she won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Full Name
Alice Walker
Net Worth
$1.3 Million
Date Of Birth
February 9, 1944
Place Of Birth
Eatonton, Georgia, USA
Occupation
Novelist, short story writer, poet, political activist
Profession
Author, Poet, Educator, Novelist, Civil rights activist, Political activist, Women's rights activist
Education
Sarah Lawrence College, Spelman College
Nationality
American
Spouse
Melvyn Leventhal
Children
Rebecca Walker
Parents
Minnie Lou Tallulah Grant, Willie Lee Walker
Nicknames
Alice Walker, Walker, Alice
Facebook
IMDB
Awards
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada, National Book Award for Fiction (Hardcover)
Nominations
National Book Award for Poetry, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry, Goodreads Choice Awards Best Poetry
Movies
The Color Purple, Fierce Light, Warrior Marks, Yemanja Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil, Jennifer Berezan: Praises for the World
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Quote
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My favorite thing to notice is that the ravages of greed have not entirely destroyed nature's ability to surprise us with its beauty.
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On writing: I'm not sure a bad person can write a good book. If art doesn't make us better, then what on earth is it for?
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On writing: We inherit a great responsibility as well for we must give voice to centuries not only of silent bitterness and hate but also of neighborly kindness and sustaining love.
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On reading: Poetry, I have discovered, is always unexpected and always as faithful and honest as dreams.
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On success: Women have to summon up courage to fulfill dormant dreams.
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If by some miracle in all our struggle the earth is spared from nuclear holocaust, only justice to every living thing will save humankind.
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The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for whites or women for men.
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...For me, Black women are the most fascinating creations in the world.
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I'm always amazed that people will actually choose to sit in front of the television and just be savaged by stuff that belittles their intelligence.
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It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by this time, I have found several and dearly enjoyed knowing them all.
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Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence.
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Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the week.
Her musical, "The Color Purple The Musical" at the Mercury Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2014 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Midsize Musical Production.
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Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 131, pages 430-437. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
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She is blind in one eye since her brother shot her with a bebe gun.
