J.K. Rowling

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Studying French & classics, she graduated from England's University of Exeter, not Hogwarts, in 1987 J.K. Rowling $400 DJ AUTHORS' ALMA MATERS 2020-12-08 #8297
Joanne is her first name; she has no middle name but Kathleen was added for literary purposes in honor of her grandmother J.K. Rowling $400 DJ AUTHORS' NAME CHANGES 2020-02-05 #8153
She lived on public assistance between jobs as a French teacher, then wrote about a boy wizard, conjuring millions J.K. Rowling $400 DJ WOMEN AUTHORS 2019-03-12 #7947
The first novelist on Forbes' list of billionaires, this author fell off in 2012 after giving an estimated $160 mil. to charity J.K. Rowling FJ AUTHORS 2018-12-28 #7895
2012's "The Casual Vacancy" was her first published novel for adults J.K. Rowling $800 DJ BRITISH AUTHORS 2016-05-05 #7294
In 2011 this muggle topped Forbes' list of "the 10 most powerful women authors" J.K. Rowling $400 DJ WOMEN AUTHORS 2014-01-14 #6752
As a child, she liked to play witches & wizards with her friends Ian & Vikki Potter J.K. Rowling FJ WOMEN AUTHORS 2009-07-16 #5739
In 2007 Forbes estimated her earnings at $1 billion; Author! Author! J.K. Rowling $200 J ASSERTING AUTHOR-ITY 2009-05-14 #5694
She was an English teacher by day in Portugal when she began using her mornings to write about wizards J.K. Rowling $400 DJ WOMEN AUTHORS 2005-12-19 #4896
Her initials stand for Joanne Kathleen J.K. Rowling $200 J WOMEN WRITERS 2004-01-28 #4468
In 2001 she wrote 2 of Harry Potter's school books under 2 different pseudonyms J.K. Rowling $200 J INITIALED AUTHORS 2002-03-22 #4050
She uses her initials because it was feared that boys might avoid books written by a Joanne Kathleen J.K. Rowling $300 J WOMEN AUTHORS 2001-02-20 #3797
While out of work, she wrote much of her first Harry Potter book at a cafe while her daughter napped J.K. Rowling $600 DJ BRITISH AUTHORS 2000-06-08 #3644
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