Elizabeth Strout

Novelist

Birthday January 6, 1956

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Portland, ME

Age 69 years old

#221,414 Most Popular

Numerology: 1

About

A Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, she is best known for Olive Kitteridge, a 2008 short story collection. Her other works include Abide with Me (2006) and The Burgess Boys (2013).

Before Fame

She earned a law degree from Syracuse University. After moving to New York City, she wrote stories for such magazines as Seventeen and Redbook.

Trivia

She received her undergraduate degree from Bates College.

Family Life

The daughter of teachers, she was raised in both Maine and New Hampshire. She married Maine Attorney General James Tierney.

Associated With

Her 1998 novel, Amy and Isabelle, was made into a television movie starring Elisabeth Shue.

Popularity

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