Gloria Naylor Biography

Gloria Naylor biography

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NAME: Gloria Naylor
OCCUPATION: Educator, Author
BIRTH DATE: January 25, 1950 (Age: 63)
EDUCATION: Brooklyn College, Yale University
PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
ZODIAC SIGN: Aquarius

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Gloria Naylor is an African-American novelist whose most popular work, The Women of Brewster Place, was made into a 1984 film starring Oprah Winfrey.

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Gloria Naylor is an novelist known for her strongly-written and admirable African-American female characters. Her most popular work, The Women of Brewster Place, was made into a 1984 film starring Oprah Winfrey and Robin Givens.