1. Nell Harper Lee

2. Nelle Harper Lee April 28, 1926 – Present Monroeville, Alabama
Parents – Amasa and Frances Finch Lee
Fr was a prosecution lawyer
Fulbright Scholar
Submitted TKM in 1957 – many of the same problems still exist
Spent 2 ½ years rewriting the book

3. 1960 won the Pulitzer Prize
TKM on best seller list for 84 weeks
Neighbors and friends w/ Truman Capote

4. Scout – 6-8 years old – Jean Louise Finch
Jem – 4 years older – Jeremy Atticus Finch
Atticus Finch – Dad, called Atticus
Prosecution Lawyer
Calpurnia – cooks, cleans