John Oliver Killens
1916 - 1987
General Information
Bio
(1916-1987) Author. John Oliver Killens was born in Macon, Georgia, and died in Brooklyn, New York. He was a founder of the Harlem Writers Guild.
Full Name
John Oliver Killens
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Author's Timeline
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Mr. Killens taught creative-writing at Columbia University.
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Mr. Killens taught creative-writing at Medgar Evers College.
1916
BIRTH
John Oliver Killens was born in Macon, Georgia, on January 14, 1916.
1954
LITWORK
Youngblood
The Dial Press
Novel.
The Dial Press
Novel.
1963
LITWORK
And Then We Heard The Thunder
Alfred A. Knopf
0394415213 / 978-0394415215
Novel, nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
Alfred A. Knopf
0394415213 / 978-0394415215
Novel, nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
1966
LITWORK
Black Man's Burden
Trident Press
Essays.
Trident Press
Essays.
1967
LITWORK
Sippi
Trident Press
Novel.
Trident Press
Novel.
1969
LITWORK
Slaves
Pyramid Books
Novel.
Pyramid Books
Novel.
1971
LITWORK
Cotillion: Or One good Bull Is Half The Herd
Trident Press
0671270729 / 978-0671270728
Novel.
Trident Press
0671270729 / 978-0671270728
Novel.
1972
LITWORK
Great Gittin' Up Morning: A Biography of Denmark Vesey
Doubleday
0385019025 / 978-0385019026
Biography.
Doubleday
0385019025 / 978-0385019026
Biography.
1975
LITWORK
A Man Ain't Nothin' but a Man: the Adventures of John Henry
Little Brown & Company
0316492787 / 978-0316492782
Children's book.
Little Brown & Company
0316492787 / 978-0316492782
Children's book.
1987
DEATH
John Oliver Killens died at the Metropolitan Jewish Geriatric Center in Brooklyn, New York, on October 27, 1987.
1989
LITWORK
Great Black Russian: The Life and Times of Alexander Pushkin
Wayne State Press
0814320464 / 978-0814320464
Novel.
Wayne State Press
0814320464 / 978-0814320464
Novel.
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