Harper Lee By JFields24 Apr 28, 1926 Harper Lee is born Jul 12, 1944 Lee graduates highschool (1944) Jan 1, 1949 Lee persues career as a writer in New York (1949) Jul 11, 1960 Lee publishes "To Kill a Mockingbird" Jan 12, 1961 Lee is awarder the Pulitzer Prize Dec 25, 1962 The movie "To Kill a Mockingbird' is released Dec 12, 1999 Lee wins an award for Best Novel of the Century for "To Kill a Mockingbird" Nov 5, 2007 Lee wins the Presidential Medal of Freedom