Olive Ann Burns (July 17, 1924 – July 4, 1990) was an American writer from Georgia best known for her single completed novel, Cold Sassy Tree, published in 1984.
Burns worked for the Atlanta Journal and wrote under the pseudonym "Amy Larkin". She married Andy Sparks, a fellow journalist. In 1971 Burns began writing down family stories as dictated by her parents. In 1975 she was diagnosed with lymphoma and began to change the family stories into a novel that would later become Cold Sassy Tree. The novel was finally published eight years after it was begun, in 1984. Burns received so many letters pleading for a follow-up novel that she began writing Leaving Cold Sassy. Burns died of heart failure in 1990, at age 65, in a hospital in Atlanta, Georgia,[1] before finishing the manuscript, and the uncompleted novel was published in 1992 along with her notes.
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^Blau, Eleanor (July 6, 1990). "Olive Ann Burns, 65, an Author Whose Illness Inspired Her Book (obituary)". The New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
Olive Ann Burns 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine, in The New Georgia Encyclopedia
Olive Ann Burns Collection at Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
January 01, 1970
olive, burns, july, 1924, july, 1990, american, writer, from, georgia, best, known, single, completed, novel, cold, sassy, tree, published, 1984, contents, background, career, references, works, external, linksbackground, edit, born, banks, county, georgia, fa. Olive Ann Burns July 17 1924 July 4 1990 was an American writer from Georgia best known for her single completed novel Cold Sassy Tree published in 1984 Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 References 4 Works 5 External linksBackground editOlive Ann Burns was born in Banks County Georgia Her father was a farmer but was forced to sell his farm in 1931 during the Great Depression The Burns family then moved to Commerce Georgia Burns attended Mercer University where she wrote for the college magazine Her sophomore year she transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she majored in journalism Career editBurns worked for the Atlanta Journal and wrote under the pseudonym Amy Larkin She married Andy Sparks a fellow journalist In 1971 Burns began writing down family stories as dictated by her parents In 1975 she was diagnosed with lymphoma and began to change the family stories into a novel that would later become Cold Sassy Tree The novel was finally published eight years after it was begun in 1984 Burns received so many letters pleading for a follow up novel that she began writing Leaving Cold Sassy Burns died of heart failure in 1990 at age 65 in a hospital in Atlanta Georgia 1 before finishing the manuscript and the uncompleted novel was published in 1992 along with her notes References edit Blau Eleanor July 6 1990 Olive Ann Burns 65 an Author Whose Illness Inspired Her Book obituary The New York Times Retrieved May 24 2010 Works editCold Sassy Tree published in 1984External links editOlive Ann Burns Archived 2012 05 16 at the Wayback Machine in The New Georgia Encyclopedia Olive Ann Burns Collection at Stuart A Rose Manuscript Archives and Rare Book Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Olive Ann Burns amp oldid 1142257760, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
