What is Florence King?
{{Infobox person |name=Florence King |image= |caption= |birth_name=Florence Virginia King |occupation=Columnist, essayist, and novelist |birth_date={{birth date|1936|01|05}} |birth_place=[[Washington, D.C.]], US |death_date={{death date and age|2016|01|06|1936|01|05|80}} |death_cause= |death_place=Washington, D.C., US }} '''Florence Virginia King''' (January 5, 1936 &ndash; January 6, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] novelist, essayist and columnist. She was born in [[Washington, D.C.]]. She was known for writing about the [[American South]] and worked for the ''[[National Review]]''. She was a [[conservative]] columnist. King died one day after her birthday on January 6, 2016 in Washington, D.C. at the age of 80.<ref>[http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/429353/florence-king-obituary Florence King Obituary], National Review Online, January 6, 2016</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Florence}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:American novelists]] [[Category:American essayists]] [[Category:American columnists]] [[Category:Journalists from Washington, D.C.]] {{US-bio-stub}}