As per our current Database, Willard Motley has been died on Mar 4, 1965 (age 55).
When Willard Motley die, Willard Motley was 55 years old.
| Popular As | Willard Motley |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Age | 55 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Born | July 4, 1909 (Illinois) |
| Birthday | July 4 |
| Town/City | Illinois |
| Nationality | Illinois |
Willard Motley’s zodiac sign is Cancer. According to astrologers, the sign of Cancer belongs to the element of Water, just like Scorpio and Pisces. Guided by emotion and their heart, they could have a hard time blending into the world around them. Being ruled by the Moon, phases of the lunar cycle deepen their internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond their control. As children, they don't have enough coping and defensive mechanisms for the outer world, and have to be approached with care and understanding, for that is what they give in return.
Willard Motley was born in the Year of the Rooster. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rooster are practical, resourceful, observant, analytical, straightforward, trusting, honest, perfectionists, neat and conservative. Compatible with Ox or Snake.
A twentieth-century African-American Writer and Journalist, he is best known for his 1947 novel, Knock on Any Door, which was made into a film directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Humphrey Bogart. His other works include Let No Man Write My Epitaph and Let Noon Be Fair.
Using the pseudonym of "Bud Billikin," he wrote a children's column entitled "Bud Says" for the Chicago Defender.
His most famous novel, Knock on Any Door, is often Classified as a work of gritty naturalism.
He grew up on the South Side of Chicago, and he died in Mexico City. He was the nephew of Artist Archibald Motley.
His novel, We Fished All Night, was made into a movie featuring music by Ella Fitzgerald.
