Richard Wright - Author Richard Nathaniel Wright was an American author of sometimes controversial novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wright_(author) Born: September 4, 1908, Roxie, MS Died: November 28, 1960, Paris, France Spouse: Ellen Poplar (m. 1941–1960), Dhimah Rose Meidman (m. 1939–1940) Influenced by: Mark Twain, Albert Camus, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, More Quotes by Richard: