Jesse Hill Ford

Novelist

Birthday December 28, 1928

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Alabama

DEATH DATE Jun 1, 1996 (67)

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About

An American writer of Southern-themed fiction, he is best known for novels such as Mountains of Gilead and The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones.

Before Fame

He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War.

Trivia

He won the Atlantic Monthly prize for his short story, "The Surest Thing in Show Business."

Family Life

He married Lillian Pellitieri Chandler in 1975.

Associated With

He and August Derleth both received Guggenheim fellowships.