Biography of billie letts
Biography of billie letts
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Billie Letts
American novelist and educator
Billie Letts | |
|---|---|
| Born | Billie Dean Gipson (1938-05-30)May 30, 1938 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | August 2, 2014(2014-08-02) (aged 76) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist, educator |
| Spouse | Dennis Letts (m. 1958; died 2008) |
| Children | 3; including Tracy |
Billie Dean Letts (née Gipson; May 30, 1938 – August 2, 2014) was an American novelist and educator.
She was a professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
Biography
Letts was born as Billie Dean Gipson[1] in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Virginia M. (née Barnes), a secretary, and William C.
Gipson.[2]
She married Dennis Letts, a professor and actor, in 1958.[1] The couple had three children: Dana, Tracy (a playwright), and Shawn (a jazz musician/composer).[3][4] Dennis Letts served as editor for his wife's novels.&