Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Known Credits
13
Gender
Female
Birthday
February 09, 1944 ( 80 years old )
Place of Birth
Eatonton, Georgia, USA
Also Known As
Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker
Alice Walker
Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple. The book became a bestseller and was subsequently adapted into a critically acclaimed 1985 movie directed by Steven Spielberg, featuring Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg, as well as a 2005 Broadway musical totaling 910 performances. Over the span of her career, Walker has published seventeen novels and short story collections, twelve non-fiction works, and collections of essays and poetry.
Known For
In Prison My Whole Life
2008-01-18Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
2013-05-13Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
2023-12-28The World According to Allee Willis
2024-03-16Daedalus
2024-07-17Yemanjá
2015-08-08A Place of Rage
1991-01-01Renegade: The Life Story of David Icke
2019-05-03