James Lane Allen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Lane Allen

Novelist and writer

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1849

Place of Birth: Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 18-Feb-1925

Profession: writer, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

James Lane Allen (December 21, 1849 – February 18, 1925) was an American novelist and short story writer whose work, including the novel A Kentucky Cardinal, often depicted the culture and dialects of his native Kentucky.
His work is characteristic of the late-19th century local color era, when writers sought to capture the vernacular in their fiction.
Allen has been described as "Kentucky's first important novelist".