Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird, was born in Monroeville, Alabama, on April 28th, 1926. Monroeville is a small town with a population of about 7,000, halfway between Montgomery and Mobile, and is the basis for Maycomb, the setting of To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper is a descendent of the Confederate Army Civil War Commander Robert E. Lee. Harper, youngest of four children, was born to Frances Lee and Amasa Lee. Frances was a newspaper …showed first 75 words of 616 total…

…showed last 75 words of 616 total…married, and never had any children. Today, Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, has been translated into 40 languages, and has sold over fifteen million copies. The novel was adapted to an Academy Award winning film in 1962. The novel, taken largely from her own life, has influenced generations, and will continue to influence more with its captivating story of racism, and how one never truly knows another until they walk in his or her shoes.