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Frank Yerby (Frank Garvin Yerby) was born on 5 September, 1916 in Augusta, Georgia, USA, is a writer,soundtrack. Discover Frank Yerby's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?

Popular As Frank Garvin Yerby
Occupation writer,soundtrack
Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 5 September, 1916
Birthday 5 September
Birthplace Augusta, Georgia, USA
Date of death 29 November, 1991
Died Place Madrid, Spain
Nationality United States

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Frank Yerby Height, Weight & Measurements

At 75 years old, Frank Yerby height is 5' 7" (1.7 m) .

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Height 5' 7" (1.7 m)
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Who Is Frank Yerby's Wife?

His wife is Blanca Call-Perez (27 July 1956 - 29 November 1991) ( his death), Flora Helen Claire Williams (1 March 1941 - ?)

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Wife Blanca Call-Perez (27 July 1956 - 29 November 1991) ( his death), Flora Helen Claire Williams (1 March 1941 - ?)
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Frank Yerby Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Frank Yerby worth at the age of 75 years old? Frank Yerby’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from United States. We have estimated Frank Yerby's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Writer

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1916

Frank Garvin Yerby was born in Augusta, Georgia, on September 5th, 1916, the son of a black hotel doorman, Rufus Garvin Yerby and his white wife, Wilhelmina. He attended private elementary and high school, the Haines Institute, predominately black, and received a Bachelor of Arts in English from Paine College.

1938

He received a Master of Arts in English from Fisk University in 1938, yet it would be close to seven years before his first story, "Health Card", winner of the O.

1944

Henry Memorial Award for best first published short story in 1944, started him on his career.

1946

In 1946 his first novel, "The Foxes of Harrow", was an immediate success. So much so that Frank Yerby became the first African American novelist to reach the Best Seller Lists in the United States. Ironically, the following year, after 20th Century Fox bought the screen rights, Mr. Yerby became the first African American novelist to have a movie adapted by a major Hollywood studio. His novels are mostly action-packed period pieces, usually featuring a strong white hero in conflict with his times. His stories usually played out in colorful language and include characters of all ethnic backgrounds, with an emphasis on black, or "Negro" characters. He chose this course after every publisher rejected his first novel, an action adventure with a strong "Negro" lead. After that, he told his stories amid the pure white environment publishers demanded. Frank Yerby rose to fame as a writer of popular fiction awash with a distinctive "old south" flavor. During his career, he wrote thirty-three novels and sold more than seventy million hardback and paperback books worldwide. As a Black author, though, Mr. Yerby was criticized for not paying more attention to the plight of "his race. " Though he said that writers should entertain and not preach to their readers, it is generally accepted that his novels stripped back the hideous double standards of the "old south", including lacerating portraits of Klansmen, white slave owners and their like. .