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Ann Bannon

1932 - Today

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Ann Weldy (born September 15, 1932), better known by her pen name Ann Bannon, is an American author who, from 1957 to 1962, wrote five lesbian pulp fiction novels known as The Beebo Brinker Chronicles. The books' enduring popularity and impact on lesbian identity has earned her the title "Queen of Lesbian Pulp Fiction". Bannon was a young housewife trying to address her own issues of sexuality when she was inspired to write her first novel. Her subsequent books featured four characters who reappeared throughout the series, including her eponymous heroine, Beebo Brinker, who came to embody the archetype of a butch lesbian. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ann Bannon is the 5,507th most popular writer (up from 5,822nd in 2019), the 8,717th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,095th in 2019) and the 645th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Ann Bannon ranks 5,507 out of 7,302. Before her are Timrava, Eeva-Liisa Manner, Nathan Zach, Abraham Cowley, José Carlos Somoza, and Sufia Kamal. After her are Miguel Otero Silva, Jakub Arbes, James Bowen, Robertson Davies, Ádám Bodor, and Kristin Hannah.

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Among people born in 1932, Ann Bannon ranks 420. Before her are Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Guillaume Bieganski, Ivan Šantek, François Deguelt, Alain Jessua, and Pik Botha. After her are Edward Stevens, Shankha Ghosh, Elliott H. Lieb, Ferenc Machos, Kurt Stettler, and Khalil Taha.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ann Bannon ranks 8,719 out of 20,380. Before her are Matthew Gray Gubler (1980), Kim Stanley (1925), Leelee Sobieski (1983), Cass Gilbert (1859), Marco Beltrami (1966), and Shafi Goldwasser (1958). After her are Ralph Meeker (1920), William Beebe (1877), Bobby Timmons (1935), Edward Stevens (1932), Barnard Hughes (1915), and Scott Foley (1972).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Ann Bannon ranks 645. Before her are Max Eastman (1883), Dorothy Allison (1949), Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884), Judith Krantz (1928), Sara Paretsky (1947), and Lew Rockwell (1944). After her are Kristin Hannah (1960), Peter S. Beagle (1939), David Weber (1952), Lydia Maria Child (1802), Madeline Miller (1978), and Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (1950).

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