FILE - 19 FEBRUARY 2016: Pulitzer Prize winning author of "To Kill a Mockingbird," Harper Lee, 89, has reportedly died. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 05: Pulitzer Prize winner and "To Kill A Mockingbird" author Harper Lee smiles before receiving the 2007 Presidential Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House November 5, 2007 in Washington, DC. The Medal of Freedom is given to those who have made remarkable contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, culture, or other private or public endeavors.
Harper Lee, renowned around the world for her iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ‘To Kill A Mockingbird,’ has died at the age of 89.
“It is with a heavy heart that we can confirm the passing of Ms. Harper Lee. Further details will be announced once available,” the town office of Monroeville, Alabama — Lee’s hometown — confirmed Friday in a brief statement.
