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| Born | Callie Russell Porter (1890-05-15)May 15, 1890 Indian Creek, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | September 18, 1980(1980-09-18) (aged 90) Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Indian Creek Cemetery, Texas |
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| Years active | 1920–1977 |
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Katherine Anne Porter (May 15, 1890 – September 18, 1980) was an American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, poet and political activist. Her 1962 novel Ship of Fools was the best-selling novel in America that year, but her short stories received