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Bebe Moore Campbell (Elizabeth Bebe Moore) was born on 18 February, 1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., is an American novelist, journalist, teacher (1950–2006). Discover Bebe Moore Campbell's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?

Popular As Elizabeth Bebe Moore
Occupation Author journalist teacher
Age 56 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 18 February 1950
Birthday 18 February
Birthplace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death 27 November, 2006
Died Place Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Bebe Moore Campbell's Husband?

Her husband is Tiko Campbell (m. 1970-1979) Ellis Gordon Jr. (m. 1984-2006)

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Husband Tiko Campbell (m. 1970-1979) Ellis Gordon Jr. (m. 1984-2006)
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Children 2, including Maia Campbell

Bebe Moore Campbell Net Worth

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1950

Bebe Moore Campbell (February 18, 1950 – November 27, 2006) was an American author, journalist and teacher.

1955

This book, which was inspired by the murder of Emmett Till in 1955, describes the impacts of this senseless crime experienced by the victim's family.

Campbell, inspired by the Rodney King beating and the subsequent Los Angeles riots, wrote her second novel titled, Brothers and Sisters.

1992

In 1992 Campbell's would release her first, and most critically acclaimed novel, Your Blues Ain't Like Mine, which was described as one of the most influential books of 1992 by The New York Times Magazine.

1994

This novel would be named as a The New York Times Magazine best seller just two weeks after its release in 1994.

2001

Campbell was the author of three New York Times bestsellers: Brothers and Sisters, Singing in the Comeback Choir, and What You Owe Me, which was also a Los Angeles Times "Best Book of 2001".

Her other works include the novel Your Blues Ain't Like Mine, which was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and the winner of the NAACP Image Award for Literature; her memoir, Sweet Summer: Growing Up With and Without My Dad; and her first nonfiction book, Successful Women, Angry Men: Backlash in the Two-Career Marriage.

Her essays, articles, and excerpts appear in many anthologies.

Born Elizabeth Bebe Moore, an only child, and reared in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she graduated from the Philadelphia High School for Girls and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education from the University of Pittsburgh.

She was an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.

Campbell's works of fiction would often relay the harmful impact that racism would inflict on individuals and their relationships.

2003

Campbell's interest in mental health was the catalyst for her first children's book, Sometimes My Mommy Gets Angry, which was published in September 2003.

This book won the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Outstanding Literature Award for 2003.

The book tells the story of how a little girl copes with being reared by her mentally ill mother.

Ms. Campbell was a member of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill and a founding member of NAMI-Inglewood.

Her book 72 Hour Hold also deals with mental illness.

Her first play, Even with the Madness, debuted in New York City in June 2003.

This work revisited the theme of mental illness and the family.

As a journalist, Campbell wrote articles for The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Essence, Ebony, Black Enterprise, as well as other publications.

She was a regular commentator on the National Public Radio (NPR) program, Morning Edition. She is known for a number of inspirational sayings, including one on the process of writing: “Discipline is the servant of inspiration.”

Campbell lived in Los Angeles, California, with her husband, Ellis Gordon Jr. They raised two children, a son, Ellis Gordon III, and a daughter, actress Maia Campbell, from Campbell's previous marriage to Tiko Campbell.

Maia Campbell is best known for her role as "Tiffany" on In the House.

2006

Bebe Moore Campbell died from brain cancer, aged 56, on November 27, 2006, and was interred at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California.

Campbell's personal archives are housed in the Bebe Moore Campbell collection at the University of Pittsburgh Archives Service Center.

2008

In May 2008, the US House of Representatives announced July as Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.