Carson McCullers

Known for: Writing

Born: February 18, 1917 in Columbus, Georgia, USA - Died: September 28, 1967

Carson McCullers, born Lula Carson Smith, was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. Her first novel, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, explores the spiritual isolation of misfits and outcasts in a small town of the U.S. South.