Doris Betts net worth and salary: Doris Betts is a Novelist who has a net worth of $14 million. Doris Betts was born in in June 4, 1932. An American writer of six novels and three collections of short stories, she is best known for Beasts of the Southern Wild and Other Stories (1973). Her popular short story, The Ugliest Pilgrim, was made into both an Academy Award-winning live action film and a stage musical.
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💰Doris Betts Net worth: $14 million
About
An American writer of six novels and three collections of short stories, she is best known for Beasts of the Southern Wild and Other Stories (1973). Her popular short story, The Ugliest Pilgrim, was made into both an Academy Award-winning live action film and a stage musical.
Before Fame
After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, she worked for several years as a newspaper reporter. She later taught at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Trivia
She won a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Family Life
She married judge Lowry Betts. The couple became parents to a son named Erskine.
Associated With
She and Theodore C. Blegen both received Guggenheim Fellowships.
