Shirley Jackson
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Also Known As
Shirley Hardie Jackson
Born
December 14, 1916
Died
August 08, 1965
Biography
Filmography
Writer (Feature Film)
Hosszu Alkony
(1997)
From Short Story ("The Bus")
The Lottery
(1996)
From Story
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
The Haunting
(1999)
Source Material (From Novel)
Misc. Crew (Special)
Come Along With Me
(1982)
Source Material (From Novel)
Life Events
1938
Published first short story "Janice" while studying at Syracuse University
1940
Wrote a number of stories published in The New Republic and The New Yorker
1948
Her first novel, <i>The Road Through the Wall</i>, was published
1948
Landmark short story "The Lottery" published in The New Yorker
1951
Continued Gothic novel writing with <i>Hangsaman</i>
1954
Wrote and published <i>The Bird's Nest</i>
1958
<i>The Sundial</i> was published, continuing string of haunting novels
1959
<i>The Haunting of Hill House</i>, Jackson's most well-known and well-regarded novel, was released
1962
The last of Jackson's novels released during her lifetime, <i>We Have Always Lived in the Castle</i>, becomes a bestseller
1968
Jackson's husband Stanley Edgar Hyman posthumously published <i>Come Along with Me</i>
