Writing

Alice Walker

Alice Walker is best known for The South Bank Show and Hollywood Black. Alice Walker was born on February 9, 1944. Alice Walker is 82 years old (born February 9, 1944).

Born: February 9, 1944 (82 years old)
Place of birth: Eatonton, Georgia, USA

Biography

Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple. The book became a bestseller and was subsequently adapted into a critically acclaimed 1985 movie directed by Steven Spielberg, featuring Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg, as well as a 2005 Broadway musical totaling 910 performances. Over the span of her career, Walker has published seventeen novels and short story collections, twelve non-fiction works, and collections of essays and poetry.