Ross Lockridge, Jr.
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| Ross F. Lockridge, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Image:Ross Lockridge Jr 1947.jpg Lockridge in 1947 | |
| Born | April 25 1914 Bloomington, Indiana |
| Died | March 6 1948 (aged 33) Bloomington, Indiana |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Nationality | Image:Flag of the United States.svg American |
| Writing period | 1948 |
| Genres | historical fiction |
| Website | http://www.raintreecounty.com |
Ross F. Lockridge, Jr., (April 25, 1914 – March 6, 1948) was an American novelist of the middle of the twentieth century. He is most noted for his expansive novel, Raintree County, often considered to be one of the "Great American Novels."
Lockridge was born in Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. and grew up there. Lockridge attended Indiana University in 1931, later graduating. Lockridge married and had four children. His novel Raintree County was published in early 1948, to great critical acclaim. It illustrates the 19th century history of a typical midwestern county through the reminiscences of its main character, John Wickliff Shawnessy.
Suffering from severe depression, Lockridge committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning shortly after the novel's publication. His grave is in Rose Hill Cemetery in Bloomington.
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- Lockridge, Larry. Shade of the Raintree: The Life and Death of Ross Lockridge, Jr. New York: Viking Penguin (1994). ISBN 0670854409
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