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Harper Lee, author of "To Kill a Mockingbird," applauds as the winner of the "To Kill A Mockingbird" High School Essay Contest is announced on Jan. 23, 2004, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
ROBERT SUTTON
AP
This May 19, 2010 photo provided by Penny Weaver shows author Nelle Harper Lee in her assisted living room in Montoeville, Ala.
Penny Weaver
AP
In this Aug. 20, 2007, file photo, author Harper Lee smiles during a ceremony honoring the four new members of the Alabama Academy of Honor at the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala.
Rob Carr
AP
Author Harper Lee, who wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird," is pictured at the Stage Coach Cafe in Stockton, Ala., in August 2001.
TERRENCE ANTONIO JAMES
TNS
Harper Lee, the 80-year-old Pulitzer Prize winning author of "To Kill A Mockingbird," shares a laugh with Gov. Bob Riley at the State Board of Education meeting on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, in Montgomery, Ala. Lee received a resolution commending her contribution to public education in the state.
Jamie Martin
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Al Head, left, executive director of the Alabama State Council on the Arts, presents Alabama author Harper Lee with a token of appreciation Wednesday night, Jan. 10, 2007, at a stage production of Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "To Kill a Mockingbird," at the Davis Theater in Montgomery, Ala.
Karen S. Doerr
Montgomery Advertiser/AP
In this Sept. 11, 2006 photo, attorney Alice Lee, left, accepts birthday wishes from Monroe County Circuit Judge-elect Dawn Hare, center, and her sister, Pulitzer-winning author Harper Lee, right, in Monroeville, Ala. Alice Lee died in 2014, age 103.
CONNIE BAGGETT
AP
Harper Lee poses with actress Annette Bening at a dinner held by the Richard Riordan Central Library in Los Angeles, on May 19, 2005.
CHRISTINE COTTER
Los Angeles Times/AP
Harper Lee reacts to a vocal performance by Birmingham public school students at the State Board of Education meeting on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, in Montgomery, Ala. Lee received a resolution commending her contribution to public education in the state.
Jamie Martin
AP
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