Shirley Jackson
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Shirley Jackson was an American author renowned for her unsettling works of psychological horror and darkly satirical fiction, including the classic short story "The Lottery" and the novel "The Haunting of Hill House."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shirley Jackson canonical | 32 |
| Shirley Jackson bibliography | 3 |
| Shirley Jackson’s family | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American author
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Edgar Award
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surface form:
Edgar Allan Poe Award (posthumous special award)
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| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1916-12-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1965-08-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Rochester
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surface form:
Rochester University of Rochester (attended briefly)
Syracuse University ⓘ |
| familyName | Jackson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
horror literature
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literature ⓘ short fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
dark satire
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gothic fiction ⓘ horror fiction ⓘ psychological horror ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Shirley ⓘ |
| hasInfluencedGenre |
modern horror fiction
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psychological thriller ⓘ |
| hasPart |
memoir "Life Among the Savages"
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memoir "Raising Demons" ⓘ novel "Hangsaman" ⓘ novel "The Haunting of Hill House" ⓘ novel "The Sundial" ⓘ We Have Always Lived in the Castle ⓘ
surface form:
novel "We Have Always Lived in the Castle"
short story collection "The Lottery and Other Stories" ⓘ |
| influenced |
Donna Tartt
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Joyce Carol Oates ⓘ Neil Gaiman ⓘ Richard Matheson ⓘ Stephen King ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | American Gothic ⓘ |
| name | Shirley Jackson self-link ⓘ |
| notableIdea | use of ordinary settings to evoke horror ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hangsaman
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Life Among the Savages ⓘ Raising Demons ⓘ The Haunting ⓘ
surface form:
The Haunting of Hill House
The Lottery ⓘ The Sundial ⓘ We Have Always Lived in the Castle ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
San Francisco
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surface form:
San Francisco, California, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Bennington, Vermont
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surface form:
North Bennington, Vermont, United States
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| residence |
Bennington, Vermont
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surface form:
North Bennington, Vermont, United States
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Stanley Edgar Hyman ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Bennington, Vermont
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surface form:
North Bennington, Vermont, United States
|
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Haunting (1963 film)
subject surface form:
The Haunting of Hill House
this entity surface form:
Shirley Jackson bibliography
subject surface form:
The Lottery and Other Stories
subject surface form:
The Haunting of Hill House
subject surface form:
Hangsaman
subject surface form:
Hangsaman
this entity surface form:
Shirley Jackson bibliography
subject surface form:
Life Among the Savages
subject surface form:
Life Among the Savages
subject surface form:
Raising Demons
subject surface form:
Raising Demons
this entity surface form:
Shirley Jackson’s family
subject surface form:
Raising Demons