Elizabeth Spencer (writer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Elizabeth Spencer (writer)

novelist and short-story writer

Date of Birth: 19-Jul-1921

Place of Birth: Carrollton, Mississippi, United States

Profession: screenwriter, writer, novelist, short story writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Elizabeth Spencer (born July 19, 1921) is an American writer.
Spencer's first novel, Fire in the Morning, was published in 1948.
She has written a total of nine novels, seven collections of short stories, a memoir (Landscapes of the Heart, 1998), and a play (For Lease or Sale, 1989).
Her novella The Light in the Piazza (1960) was adapted for the screen in 1962 and transformed into a Broadway musical of the same name in 2005.
She is a five-time recipient of the O.
Henry Award for short fiction.