Billie Letts
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Billie Letts is an American novelist and educator. She was a professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
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[edit] Family
She was married to professor-turned-actor Dennis Letts until his death in 2008, and is the mother of playwright/actor Tracy Letts, jazz musician/composer Shawn Letts, and Dana Letts.[1][2]
[edit] Personal life
Letts was born as Billie Gipson[3] in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She married Dennis Letts, a professor and actor, in 1958.[3] He served as his wife's editor for her own novels.[3][4] Dennis Letts died of cancer in Tulsa on February 22, 2008, aged 73.[3][4]
Billie Letts is a member of the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority.[citation needed]
[edit] Novels
- Where the Heart Is (1995)
- The Honk and Holler Opening Soon (1998)
- Shoot the Moon (2004)
- Made in the U.S.A. (2008)
[edit] Awards and nominations
- 1994 Walker Percy Award[1]
- 1996 Oklahoma Book Award [2]
- 1998 Oprah's Book Club - Best Novel nominee - Where the Heart Is
[edit] References
- ^ Letts family information
- ^ Excerpt from Playbill
- ^ a b c d "TV and film actor Dennis Letts dies". Tulsa World. 2008-02-24. http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080224_1_A17_TVand41863. Retrieved 2008-03-00.
- ^ a b "Dennis Letts, 73, a Professor Who Became Broadway Actor, Dies". Associated Press (New York Times). 2008-02-25. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/theater/25letts.html?em&ex=1204606800&en=d3d888f9fd35d0af&ei=5087%0A. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
[edit] External links
- Author interview: Billie Letts at Hachette Book Group USA
- Interview With Billie Letts (July 2004)
