Shirley Jackson

Summary

Shirley Jackson is a human^[1]. Born in San Francisco^[2], she… she was born on December 14, 1916^[3]. She passed away in North Bennington^[4]. She died on August 8, 1965^[5]. She worked as a journalist^[6], novelist^[7], writer^[8], non-fiction writer^[9], and children's writer^[10]. She ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,365 views/month, #5,761 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Shirley Jackson's place of birth was San Francisco^[2].
• Shirley Jackson passed away in North Bennington^[4].
• Shirley Jackson was born on December 14, 1916^[3].
• Shirley Jackson died on August 8, 1965^[5].
• Shirley Jackson died on September 8, 1965^[12].
• Among Shirley Jackson's spouses was Stanley Edgar Hyman^[13].
• A child of Shirley Jackson was Q133628871^[14].
• Shirley Jackson held citizenship in United States^[15].
• English was Shirley Jackson's native language^[16].
• Shirley Jackson worked as a journalist^[6].
• Shirley Jackson worked as a novelist^[7].
• Shirley Jackson's professions included writer^[8].
• Shirley Jackson worked as a non-fiction writer^[9].
• Shirley Jackson worked as a children's writer^[10].
• Shirley Jackson's education included a stint at Syracuse University^[17].
• Shirley Jackson was educated at University of Rochester^[18].
• Shirley Jackson's education included a stint at Brighton High School^[19].
• Shirley Jackson's education included a stint at Burlingame High School^[20].
• Shirley Jackson received the Edgar Awards^[21].
• Shirley Jackson is recorded as female^[22].
• Shirley Jackson's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Shirley Jackson's genre is horror literature^[24].
• Shirley Jackson's genre is detective fiction^[25].
• Shirley Jackson's genre is memoir^[26].
• Shirley Jackson's genre is Gothic literature^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Began / founded: 1916-12-14^[29]

• Ended / dissolved: 1965-08-08^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: a24a0f23-900a-4335-8f3f-ddf7bd4f0ae9^[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Shirley Jackson's place of birth was San Francisco^[2]. She was born on December 14, 1916^[3]. English was her native language^[16].

Education

Educated at Syracuse University^[17], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1870^[34]; University of Rochester^[18], a university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1850^[37], headquartered in Rochester^[38]; Brighton High School^[19], a high school^[39], in United States^[40]; and Burlingame High School^[20], a high school^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1923^[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist^[6], novelist^[7], writer^[8], non-fiction writer^[9], and children's writer^[10].

Recognition

Shirley Jackson received the Edgar Awards^[21].

Personal Life

Shirley Jackson was married to Stanley Edgar Hyman^[13]. A child of her was Q133628871^[14].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include August 8, 1965^[5] and September 8, 1965^[12]. Shirley Jackson died in North Bennington^[4]. The cause of death was heart failure^[44].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Shirley Jackson include Shirley Jackson Award^[45], a literary award^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 2007^[48], headquartered in Burlington^[49].

Why It Matters

Shirley Jackson ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,365 views/month, #5,761 of 1,000,298).^[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] She is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

She has been cited as an influence by Stephen King^[52], a television producer^[53], b. 1947^[54], of United States^[55], awarded the National Book Award^[56] and Jonathan Lethem^[57], a writer^[58], b. 1964^[59], of United States^[60], awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction^[61].

Works attributed to her include The Haunting of Hill House^[62], a literary work^[63]; We Have Always Lived in the Castle^[64], a literary work^[65]; and The Lottery^[66], a literary work^[67]. Entities named for her include Shirley Jackson Award^[45], a literary award^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 2007^[48], headquartered in Burlington^[49].

FAQs

Where was Shirley Jackson born?

Shirley Jackson's place of birth was San Francisco^[2].

Where did Shirley Jackson die?

Shirley Jackson died in North Bennington^[4].

Who was Shirley Jackson married to?

Shirley Jackson's spouses include Stanley Edgar Hyman^[13].

What did Shirley Jackson do for work?

Shirley Jackson worked as journalist^[6], novelist^[7], writer^[8], non-fiction writer^[9], and children's writer^[10].

Where did Shirley Jackson go to school?

Shirley Jackson was educated at Syracuse University^[17], University of Rochester^[18], Brighton High School^[19], and Burlingame High School^[20].

What awards did Shirley Jackson receive?

Honors received include Edgar Awards^[21].

Who did Shirley Jackson influence?

Shirley Jackson has been cited as an influence by Stephen King^[52] and Jonathan Lethem^[57].