Author
Maya Angelou
April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014 · United States
Politician, Dancer, Film producer, Television producer, Playwright, Film director, Professor, Screenwriter, Writer, Essayist, Songwriter, Autobiographer, Singer, Television actor, Stage actor, Journalist, Novelist, Human rights defender
Titles on list
11
Total weeks
94
Peak rank
#3
Biography
- Born
- April 4, 1928 · St. Louis
- Died
- May 28, 2014 · Winston-Salem
- Nationality
- United States
- Gender
- Female
- Languages
- English
- Education
- George Washington High School, California Labor School
Awards & Honours
- 1983honorary degree from Spelman College
- 1987North Carolina Award for Literature
- 1989honorary doctorate of the University of South Carolina
- 1990Candace Award
- 1990Paul Robeson Award
- 1990honorary citizen of Baltimore
- 1991Langston Hughes Medal
- 1992Horatio Alger Award
- 1992Crystal Award
- 1993Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
- 1993Arkansas Black Hall of Fame
- 1994Spingarn Medal
- 1995Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
- 1998National Women's Hall of Fame
- 2000National Medal of Arts
- 2002Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
- 2005NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction
- 2008Marian Anderson Award
- 2009NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction
- 2010Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 2013Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community
- 2017Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame
On the Bestseller Lists
11 titles
MOM & ME & MOM
#8 · 8 wks
LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER
#4 · 11 wks
MOTHER: A CRADLE TO HOLD ME
#3 · 2 wks
AMAZING PEACE
#4 · 4 wks
A SONG FLUNG UP TO HEAVEN
#5 · 5 wks
EVEN THE STARS LOOK LONESOME
#9 · 6 wks
THE HEART OF A WOMAN
#15 · 1 wk
PHENOMENAL WOMAN
#7 · 10 wks
WOULDN'T TAKE NOTHING FOR MY JOURNEY NOW
#4 · 36 wks
ALL GOD'S CHILDREN NEED TRAVELING SHOES
#11 · 5 wks
I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS
#7 · 6 wks
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).