As per our current Database, Ralph Ellison has been died on Apr 16, 1994 (age 80).
When Ralph Ellison die, Ralph Ellison was 80 years old.
| Popular As | Ralph Ellison |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Age | 80 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Born | March 1, 1914 (Oklahoma City, OK) |
| Birthday | March 1 |
| Town/City | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Nationality | OK |
Ralph Ellison’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.
Ralph Ellison was born in the Year of the Tiger. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Tiger are authoritative, self-possessed, have strong leadership qualities, are charming, ambitious, courageous, warm-hearted, highly seductive, moody, intense, and they’re ready to pounce at any time. Compatible with Horse or Dog.
American author who wrote the literary classic, Invisible Man, which addresses social identity issues facing African-Americans in the early-to-mid 20th century. The novel received the National Book Award for Fiction in 1953.
He attended the Tuskegee Institute on a musical scholarship and spent much of his time in the library reading modern classics. Later, he moved to New York City to study art, and he became involved in Communist circles.
He was the 1969 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and he joined New York University's humanities faculty the following year.
He and his brother were the Oklahoma City-born children of Ida Millsap and Lewis Alfred Ellison. He was married to Rose Poindexter from 1938 to 1945.
He was named in honor of author Ralph Waldo Emerson.
