John Ehle

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John Ehle was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his historical fiction set in the Appalachian region of North Carolina.

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instanceOf human
novelist
screenwriter
awardReceived North Carolina Award for Literature
Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction
basedIn North Carolina
child Jennifer Ehle
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1925-12-13
dateOfDeath 2018-03-24
educatedAt University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
employer UNCSA
surface form: University of North Carolina School of the Arts
familyName Ehle
genre historical fiction
givenName John
knownFor depicting multi-generational mountain families
historical novels set in the Appalachian Mountains
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryService United States Army
movement Southern literature
name John Ehle self-link
nationality American
notableWork The Journey of August King
The Land Breakers
The Widow’s Trial
Time of Drums
occupation novelist
screenwriter
partOf Southern Renaissance
surface form: North Carolina literary tradition
placeOfBirth Asheville, North Carolina
placeOfDeath Winston-Salem, North Carolina
residence Winston-Salem, North Carolina
series The Appalachian series
spouse Rosemary Harris
stateOfBirth North Carolina
stateOfDeath North Carolina
workAdaptedToFilm The Journey of August King
writingFocus Appalachian region of North Carolina
history of North Carolina
wroteAbout Appalachian culture
rural life in North Carolina

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Jennifer Ehle father John Ehle
John Ehle name John Ehle self-link
Rosemary Harris spouse John Ehle