The Visible Man

The Visible Man “Ralph Ellison” There have been many great writers who have had impact upon the world in which we live. Among the best of them, in my opinion, is Ralph Ellison. Ralph Waldo Ellison was born March 1, 1914, in Oklahoma City, OK to Lewis Alfred (a construction worker and tradesman) and Ida (Millsap) Ellison. Ellison was raised in a cultural atmosphere that encouraged self-fulfillment. After studying jazz and classical music from 1933 to 1936 at Tuskegee …

…The Gale Group, 1999; Source Database: Contemporary Authors ; July, 1946married Fanny McConnell,. Education: Attended Tuskegee Institute, 1933-36. Avocational Interests: music, photography, electronics, furniture-making, bird-watching, gardening. Military/Wartime Service: U.S. Merchant Marine, World War II. Memberships: PEN (vice president, 1964), Authors Guild, Authors League of America, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, Institute of Jazz Studies (member of board of advisors), Century Association (resident member). ; died of cancer, April 16, 1994, in New York, NY; ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**