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Zona Gale

1874 - 1938

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Zona Gale (August 26, 1874 – December 27, 1938), also known by her married name, Zona Gale Breese, was an American novelist, short story writer, and playwright. She became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1921. The close relationship she had with her parents influenced both her writing and personal life. Her books, based on her hometown, were noted for their charm and intimate realism, capturing the underlying emotions and motivations of her characters. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zona Gale is the 6,522nd most popular writer (up from 6,985th in 2019), the 12,742nd most popular biography from United States (up from 15,411th in 2019) and the 910th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Zona Gale ranks 6,522 out of 7,302. Before her are Helle Helle, Peter Pišťanek, Sjón, Rose Tremain, Tor Ulven, and Mary Augusta Ward. After her are Maylis de Kerangal, Paweł Huelle, Somaly Mam, Joe Paterno, Henry Green, and Studs Terkel.

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Among people born in 1874, Zona Gale ranks 230. Before her are Ivan Moskvin, Manuel María Ponce Brousset, Sergey Lebedev, William Dickey, John Russell Pope, and Dustin Farnum. After her are George Irving, Harold L. Ickes, Louis Handley, Henry Kolker, Joe Gans, and Charles L. McNary. Among people deceased in 1938, Zona Gale ranks 225. Before her are Aarne Pohjonen, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Thomas Dewing, Oscar Apfel, Lascelles Abercrombie, and Pauline Frederick. After her are James Weldon Johnson, Patrick Joseph Hayes, and George Lyon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Zona Gale ranks 12,746 out of 20,380. Before her are James Seddon (1815), Connie Hawkins (1942), Benjamin Walker (1982), George Karl (1951), Jane Barkman (1951), and William Bendix (1906). After her are Brian Kerwin (1949), Joan Benoit (1957), Charles Bulfinch (1763), Jamie Chung (1983), Michelle Lujan Grisham (1959), and Maria Ewing (1950).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Zona Gale ranks 910. Before her are Anderson Cooper (1967), Alyson Noël (1965), Anna Todd (1989), Emanuel Pastreich (1964), Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872), and Amy Sherman-Palladino (1966). After her are Joe Paterno (1926), Studs Terkel (1912), Gertrude Atherton (1857), Jodi Picoult (1966), John P. Marquand (1893), and Norman Podhoretz (1930).

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