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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.
She died on August 2, 2014 (Age 76) in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Billie Letts Where the Heart Is
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.[1][5] He died of lung cancer in Tulsa on February 22, 2008, aged 73.[1][5]
Letts died in a Tulsa hospital from pneumonia on August 2, 2014, aged 76. She had recently been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.[6][7]
- Where the Heart Is (1995)
- The Honk and Holler Opening Soon (1998)
- Shoot the Moon (2004)
- Made in the U.S.A. (2008)
- 1994 Walker Percy Award[8]
- 1996 Oklahoma Book Award[9]
- 1998 Oprah's Book Club – Best Novel nominee – Where the Heart Is
Very excited to see my spiritual writing book continue its tour into the hands of one of my favorite authors Wm. Paul Young. He is the author of The Shack. Thank you, Paul.
Wm Paul Young | The Shack // Eve // Crossroads 3 of his The Shack videos.....
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