Billy letts biography
Billy letts biography
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Billie Letts
American novelist and educator
Billie Letts | |
|---|---|
| Born | Billie Dean Gipson ()May 30, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | August 2, () (aged&#;76) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist, educator |
| Spouse | Dennis Letts &#; &#; (m.&#;; died&#;)&#; |
| Children | 3; including Tracy |
Billie Dean Letts (née&#;Gipson; May 30, – August 2, ) was an American novelist and educator.
She was a professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
Biography
Letts was born as Billie Dean Gipson[1] in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Virginia M. (née Barnes), a secretary, and William C.
Gipson.[2]
She married Dennis Letts, a professor and actor, in [1] The couple had three children: Dana, Tracy (a playwright), and Shawn (a jazz musician/composer).[3][4] Dennis Letts served as editor for his wife's novels.[1][5] He died of lung cancer in Tulsa on February 22, ,