Zora Neale Hurston — American Dramatist born on January 07, 1891, died on January 28, 1960

Zora Neale Hurston was an American folklorist, anthropologist, and author. Of Hurston's four novels and more than 50 published short stories, plays, and essays, she is best known for her 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God... (wikipedia)