N. Scott Momaday

Acting

Born: 1934-02-27
Died: 2024-01-24
From: Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.2

Biography

N. Scott Momaday was born on February 27, 1934 in Lawton, Oklahoma, USA as Navarre Scott Mammedaty. He is known for his work on House Made of Dawn (1972), More Than Bows & Arrows (1978) and Remembered Earth: New Mexico's High Desert (2005). He has been married to Regina Heitzer since July 21, 1979. They have one child. He was previously married to Gaye Mangold.

Awards & Nominations8 won · 2 nominated

🏆 Won

Robert Frost Medal

2021
🏆 Won

Ken Burns American Heritage Prize

2019
🏆 Won

Owen Wister Award

2010
Nominated

Neustadt International Prize for Literature

2006
🏆 Won

honorary doctorate at the Blaise-Pascal university

2003
🏆 Won

St. Louis Literary Award

2000
Nominated

Neustadt International Prize for Literature

2000
🏆 Won

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

House Made of Dawn

1969
🏆 Won

Guggenheim Fellowship

🏆 Won

National Medal of Arts