As per our current Database, Ellen Douglas has been died on Nov 7, 2012 (age 91).
When Ellen Douglas die, Ellen Douglas was 91 years old.
| Popular As | Ellen Douglas |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Age | 91 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Born | July 12, 1921 (Natchez, MS) |
| Birthday | July 12 |
| Town/City | Natchez, MS |
| Nationality | MS |
Ellen Douglas’s zodiac sign is Cancer. According to astrologers, the sign of Cancer belongs to the element of Water, just like Scorpio and Pisces. Guided by emotion and their heart, they could have a hard time blending into the world around them. Being ruled by the Moon, phases of the lunar cycle deepen their internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond their control. As children, they don't have enough coping and defensive mechanisms for the outer world, and have to be approached with care and understanding, for that is what they give in return.
Ellen Douglas was born in the Year of the Rooster. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rooster are practical, resourceful, observant, analytical, straightforward, trusting, honest, perfectionists, neat and conservative. Compatible with Ox or Snake.
A Mississippi-born author of fiction, she is most famous for her National Book Award-nominated novel, Apostles of Light, which deals with the mistreatment of the residents of an elder care facility. Her other works include Where the Dreams Cross (1968) and The Rock Cried Out (1979).
Her given name was Josephine Ayres Haxton; she adopted the pen name of Ellen Douglas in an effort to protect her privacy.
Several of her works focus on race relations and the role of women in society.
She was born in Natchez, Mississippi and moved around the South during her childhood, spending time in Louisiana and Arkansas. In 1942, she graduated from the University of Mississippi.
She mentioned in interviews that she was influenced by the legendary Southern Writer, william Faulkner.
