Ross Lockridge Jr

(1914–1948) Novelist

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Ross Lockridge Jr was a novelist.

Quick Facts About Ross Lockridge Jr

Born: April 25, 1914
Died: March 6, 1948
Profession: Novelist

About Ross Lockridge Jr

[Wikidata] American novelist (1914–1948)... | [Wikipedia] Ross Franklin Lockridge Jr. was an American writer known for his novel Raintree County (1948). The novel became a bestseller and has been praised by readers and critics alike. Some have considered it a "Great American Novel". Lockridge died by suicide at the peak of his novel's success at age 33.

Quotes by Ross Lockridge Jr

“We loved—and were fated to sorrow. But from our striving and from our sorrow we fashioned The Oldest Story in the World.”

Ross Lockridge Jr

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