Pearl S. Buck Death
Pearl passed away on March 6, 1973 at the age of 80 in Danby, Vermont.
When did Pearl S. Buck die?
March 6, 1973How old was Pearl S. Buck when died?
80Where did Pearl S. Buck die? What was the location of death?
Danby, Vermont
Pearl S. Buck Birthday and Date of Death
Pearl S. Buck was born on June 26, 1892 and died on March 6, 1973. Pearl was 80 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: June 26, 1892
Date of Death: March 6, 1973
Age at Death: 80
Pearl S. Buck - Biography
Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (June 26, 1892 – March 6, 1973), also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu (Chinese: 賽珍珠), was an American writer and novelist. As the daughter of missionaries, Buck spent most of her life before 1934 in China. Her novel The Good Earth was the best-selling fiction book in the United States in 1931 and 1932 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. In 1938, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces". She was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
