Armistead maupin biography for kids

American writer (born )

Armistead Jones Maupin, Jr.^[1][2][3] (MAW-pin; born May 13, )^[4][5] is an American writer notable for Tales of the City, a series of novels set in San Francisco.^[6]

Early life

Maupin was born in Washington, D.C., to Diana Jane (Barton) and Armistead Jones Maupin.^[1] His great-great-grandfather, Congressman Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, was from North Carolina and was a railroad executive and a Confederate general during the American Civil War.^[7] His father, Armistead Jones Maupin, founded Maupin, Taylor & Ellis, one of the largest law firms in North Carolina.^[8] Maupin was raised in Raleigh.^[9]

Maupin attended Ravenscroft School and graduated from Needham Broughton High School in ^[10] He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he wrote for The Daily Tar Heel.^[11]

Career

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