Dorothy Allison(1949-2024)

Writer

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Dorothy Allison

Dorothy Allison was born on 11 April 1949 in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. She was a writer, known for Bastard Out of Carolina (1996), La vie d'une femme (2004) and In Her Words: 20th Century Lesbian Fiction (2022). She was married to Alix Layman. She died on 6 November 2024 in Guerneville, California, USA.

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Known for

Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jena Malone in Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)

Bastard Out of Carolina

7.3

Writer

1996

Aidan Quinn and Kyra Sedgwick in La vie d'une femme (2004)

La vie d'une femme

5.6

Writer

2004

In Her Words: 20th Century Lesbian Fiction (2022)

In Her Words: 20th Century Lesbian Fiction

8.1

Self

2022

Evening Magazine (1976)

Evening Magazine

7.3

TV Series

Self - Guest

Credits

Writer

La vie d'une femme
5.6
- novel
- 2004
Bastard Out of Carolina
7.3
- book
- 1996

Personal details

Official sites
- Discogs
- France's national library catalogue
Born
- April 11, 1949
- Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Died
- November 6, 2024
- Guerneville, California, USA(cancer)
Spouse
- Alix LaymanNovember 2, 2008 - November 5, 2022 (her death, 1 child)

Did you know

Trivia
Her 1988 collection of short stories, Trash, won two Lambda Literary Awards, for Best Small Press book and Best Lesbian book, in 1989.

Quotes
"I think I would have died if there hadn't been the women's movement. It gave me a vision that I could do something different, and it gave me an understanding that I wasn't a monster, or sport, or a betrayer of my family. And it gave me a source of joy. It told me that being a lesbian was not a crime or a sin, that I could be happy, and that I could do something of use." (San Francisco Focus, December 23, 1996)

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