Bush presented Lee with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her "outstanding contribution to America's literary tradition" at a ceremony at the White House. Her sister Alice once said about Lee, "Books are the things she cares about.
In May , Lee filed a lawsuit in federal court against literary agent Samuel Pinkus. Lee charged that, in , Pinkus "engaged in a scheme to dupe" her out of the copyright to To Kill a Mockingbird , later diverting royalties from the work. In September , a settlement was reached in the lawsuit. Later that year, Lee's legal team filed suit against the Monroe County Heritage Museum located in Monroeville for trying "to capitalize on the fame" of To Kill a Mockingbird and for selling unauthorized merchandise related to the novel.
Lawyers for the author and the museum later filed a joint motion to end the suit, and the case was dismissed by a federal judge in February That same year, Lee allowed her famous work to be released as an e-book. She signed a deal with HarperCollins for the company to release To Kill a Mockingbird as an e-book and digital audio editions. In a release shared by the publisher, Lee explained: "I'm still old-fashioned.
I love dusty old books and libraries. I am amazed and humbled that Mockingbird has survived this long. This is Mockingbird for a new generation. Lee died on February 19, , at the age of Her nephew, Hank Connor, said the author died in her sleep. In , Lee suffered a stroke and struggled with various ongoing health issues, including hearing loss, limited vision and problems with her short-term memory.
After the stroke, Lee moved into an assisted living facility in Monroeville. In March , several months before the production's scheduled Broadway debut, Lee's estate filed a lawsuit on the grounds that Sorkin's adaptation significantly deviated from the original material.
A main point of contention was the play's portrayal of Finch, which reportedly showed him in early scenes as more in step with the oppressive racial feelings of the time, as opposed to the heroic crusader of the novel.
Rudin pushed back against the assertion that the characters were significantly altered, though he insisted he had leeway to adapt them to contemporary times. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. Modernist abstract painter and collage artist Lee Krasner, wife of Jackson Pollock, created the 'Little Image' painting series and the multimedia collage 'Milkweed.
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Despite seriously mixed reviews, and doubts surrounding whether Lee actually wanted it published, the book was a huge hit, selling 1.
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No one was injured. President Obama and the First Lady said in a statement today that Lee "changed America for the better. She was a country girl who just wanted to tell an honest story about life as she saw it," their statement said. Lee changed America for the better," the President and First Lady said. The story is even heading to Broadway in a new adaptation written by Aaron Sorkin , The Associated Press reported earlier this month.
The play is expected to land during the season, The AP said on Feb. Lee said for years that she would never write another book, but the manuscript for her second novel, "Go Set A Watchman," was published in It became the most preordered book HarperCollins ever had and Academy Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon lent her voice to the audio book.
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