Carrollton in Carroll County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Elizabeth Spencer
— Mississippi Writers Trail —
Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 5, 2021
1. Elizabeth Spencer Marker
Inscription.
Elizabeth Spencer. . Born in Carrollton in 1921, Elizabeth Spencer aspired to be a writer early on. After receiving encouragement from writer Eudora Welty, whom she met while attending Belhaven College in Jackson, Spencer obtained a master's degree from Vanderbilt University and began a long career of teaching and writing award-winning fiction. Despite its graphic depiction of racial strife, her third novel, The Voice at the Back Door, set in Mississippi, was well received. Although she would continue “to draw on Southern sources of family and history," she was no longer tied to them and chose to set her next work, The Light in the Piazza, in Italy, It became a popular movie and a highly acclaimed musical and opera. Yet her enduring fondness for her native Carrollton is evident in her 1998 memoir, Landscapes of the Heart. Spencer's works are collected in the distinguished Library of America Series.
Born in Carrollton in 1921, Elizabeth Spencer aspired to be a writer
early on. After receiving encouragement from writer Eudora Welty,
whom she met while attending Belhaven College in Jackson, Spencer
obtained a master's degree from Vanderbilt University and began a long
career of teaching and writing award-winning fiction. Despite its
graphic depiction of racial strife, her third novel, The Voice at the Back
Door, set in Mississippi, was well received. Although she would
continue “to draw on Southern sources of family and history," she was
no longer tied to them and chose to set her next work, The Light in the
Piazza, in Italy, It became a popular movie and a highly acclaimed
musical and opera. Yet her enduring fondness for her native Carrollton
is evident in her 1998 memoir, Landscapes of the Heart. Spencer's
works are collected in the distinguished Library of America Series.
Erected 2019 by Mississippi Writers Trail.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi Writers Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.
Location. 33° 30.446′ N, 89° 55.16′ W. Marker is in Carrollton, Mississippi, in
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Carroll County. Marker is on Jackson Street east of Lexington Street (State Route 17), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 Jackson St, Carrollton MS 38917, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. Elizabeth Spencer Marker at the Merrill Museum.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 5, 2021
3. View of marker with the Carroll County Courthouse in background.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on April 6, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
