What is John Ehle?
{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --> | name = John Ehle | image = | imagesize = | birth_name = John Marsden Ehle, Jr. | birth_date = {{birth date|1925|12|13}} | death_date = {{death date and age|2018|3|24|1925|12|13}} | birth_place = [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]], [[North Carolina]], U.S. | death_place = [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]], [[North Carolina]], U.S. | alma_mater = [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] | occupation = Novelist | nationality = American | period = 1957–2018 | genre = [[Historical fiction]], [[Southern literature]], [[Non-fiction]] | spouse = {{marriage|[[Rosemary Harris]]|1967}} | children = [[Jennifer Ehle]] }} '''John Marsden Ehle, Jr.''' (December 13, 1925 – March 24, 2018) was an American novelist. He was known best for his fiction set in the [[Appalachian Mountains]] of the [[Southern United States|American South]]. He wrote the screenplay of ''[[The Journey of August King]]'', a movie that is based on his book. He was known for his book ''[[The Winter People]]'' (1982) and ''[[Last One Home]]'' (1984). Ehle died in [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]] on March 24, 2018 of [[congestive heart failure]] at the age of 92.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.journalnow.com/news/local/john-ehle-celebrated-writer-and-founder-of-the-n-c/article_6b5bd8f0-55de-56bb-b420-73c082b7b9a6.html|title=John Ehle, celebrated writer and founder of the N.C. School of Arts, dies at age 92|first=PAUL GARBER Special|last=Correspondent|website=Winston-Salem Journal}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/e/Ehle,John.html Inventory of the John Ehle Papers, 1942-1993], in the [[Southern Historical Collection]], [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|UNC-Chapel Hill]] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20061004002206/http://www.ncwriters.org/services/lhof/inductees/jehle.htm Biography of John Ehle] at the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame * {{IMDb name|id=0251188|name=John Ehle