Rita Mae Brown

Education

B.A. in English and Classics, New York University, 1968

Certificate in Cinematography, New York School of Visual Arts, 1968

Ph.D., Political Science, Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC, 1976

Rita Mae Brown has published two poetry collections, eleven novels, and numerous televison scripts. Two of her scripts, Love Liberty and The Long Hot Summer, have been nominated for Emmy Awards. The work that made her famous, Rubyfruit Jungle (1973), a lesbian coming-of-age novel, has become a modern classic that is read and discussed in college courses. But Brown is also well-known for her series of Mrs. Murphy mystery novels which she co-authored with her cat, Sneaky Pie.

Links

Biography of Rita Mae Brown from the Pennsylvania Center for the Book at Pennsylvania State University
Rita Mae Brown's homepage