1. Ralph Waldo Ellison (1914 – 1994) Jenny Malchow AP English Period 3 October 10. 2011 http://www.gradesaver.com/author/ralph- ellison/

2. Childhood. Birth: March 1, 1914 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ▫Parents – Lewis Alfred and Ida Millsap Ellison ▫Younger brother – Herbert 1917 – Father Passes Away Attended Frederick Douglass School ▫Received musical training. 1932 – Graduates from Douglass High, an all black high school ▫1 st chair trumpet.

3. Life. 1933 – Begins studying at Tuskegee in Alabama 1936 – Moves to N.Y to study sculptures ▫Meets Langston Hughes who introduces him to Wright 1938 – Marries Rose Poindexter, Actress Richard Wright encourages Ellison to write. ▫Works published in New Masses ▫Became editor of Negro Quarterly 1943 – 45 : Merchant Marine Cook 1946 – Marries Fanny McConnell

4. Continued. 1952 – Invisible Man 1955 – Moves to Rome To write a second novel 1970 - Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities April 16, 1994 – dies of Pancreatic Cancer http://13thfloorgrowing old.wordpress.com/2011 /03/05/ralph-ellison- invisible-man-prologue- excerpt/

5. Invisible Man 1944 – Rosenwald Foundation gives Ellison a grant to begin writing IM Begins his writing on Sick Leave form Merchant Marines 7 years to finish the novel 1952 Published by Random House 1953 National Book Award 1985 National Medal of Arts http://orion.neiu.edu/~tjhobbs1/lessons/e llison/ellison_harlemriots.html

6. Other Works. 1955 High Fidelity 1964 - Shadow and Act 1986 – Going to the Territory Flying Home – published posthumously in 1996 Juneteenth - published posthumously in 1999

7. Works Cited http://www.gradesaver.com/author/ralph- ellison/http://www.gradesaver.com/author/ralph- ellison/ http://www.biography.com/people/ralph- ellison-9286702http://www.biography.com/people/ralph- ellison-9286702 http://kirjasto.sci.fi/rellison.htm http://www.shmoop.com/ralph- ellison/timeline.htmlhttp://www.shmoop.com/ralph- ellison/timeline.html http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/dat abase/ellison_r_timeline_flash.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/dat abase/ellison_r_timeline_flash.html