Ross Lockridge Jr.

Ross Franklin Lockridge Jr. was an American writer known for his novel Raintree County (1948). The novel became a bestseller and has been praised by readers and critics alike. Some have considered it a "Great American Novel". Lockridge committed suicide at the peak of his novel's success at age 33. ^{Ross Lockridge Jr., American author and academic (d. 1948)}

25 April 1914

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