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# 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

American novelist (1914–1948)... \| 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.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ross-lockridge-jr/we-loved-and-were-fated-to-sorrow-but-from-our-striving-and-from-our/)

Ross Lockridge Jr

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