Gwendolyn Brooks Biography, Birthday & Nationality

Gwendolyn Brooks 07/06/1917   -   03/12/2000

Gwendolyn Brooks Introduction:

Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was a poet of African-American descent, who won a ‘Pulitzer Prize’ for her 1949 collection of poems ‘Annie Allen’. Read this biography to know her about childhood, achievements, family life and little-known facts about her.

Gwendolyn Brooks Biography, Awards, Facts and Family

  • Famous: African American Women
  • Died At Age: 83
  • Sun Sign: Gemini
  • Also Known As: Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks
  • Born In: Topeka, Kansas
  • Famous As: Poet
  • Spouse/Ex-: Henry Blakely, Henry Lowington Blakely Jr. (m. 1939 - Died. 1996)
  • Father: David Brooks
  • Mother: Keziah Wims
  • Children: Nora Brooks Blakely
  • Died On: December 3, 2000
  • Place Of Death: South Side, Chicago, Illinois
  • Cause Of Death: Cancer
  • U.S. State: Kansas, African-American From Kansas
  • City: Topeka, Kansas
  • Education:
    1. Kennedy-King College
    2. Englewood Technical Prep Academy
    3. Hyde Park Academy High School
    4. Wendell Phillips Academy High School
  • Awards: 1992- Aiken Taylor Award 1995 - Shelley Memorial Award
  • Bio: Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks Was A Poet Of African-American Descent, Who Won A ‘Pulitzer Prize’ For Her 1949 Collection Of Poems ‘Annie Allen’. Read This Biography To Know Her About Childhood, Achievements, Family Life And Little-known Facts About Her.