Life of Harper Lee By abigail_buena Apr 28, 1926 Harper Lee is Born Oct 1, 1944 Harper Lee Graduates Highschool, and heads to Huntingdon College Oct 1, 1949 She arrives in New York Oct 1, 1956 Browns gifted Lee of support o she could write full -time Oct 1, 1957 Go Set a Watchman is declined by Editor Jul 1, 1960 To Kill a Mocking Bird is published Oct 1, 1962 Film Adpation of To KIll a Mocking Bird was made Oct 1, 1966 Compote's book is published, Harper drifts from Compote, She is treated fro a burn on her hand Nov 1, 2007 Harper is given Presidentail Medal of Freedom Jul 14, 2015 Harper Lee published found manuscript of Go Set a Watchman