Harper Lee's Life Timeline Summary By lilysramadan Apr 28, 1926 Nelle Harper Lee's Birth Sep 1, 1940 Began Education At Monroe County High School Not Exact Date, During Start Of Fall Sep 1, 1945 Started Studying Law At The University Of Alabama Not Exact Date, During Start Of Fall Jan 1, 1948 Career Change From Law To Literature Not Exact Date, Start-Spring Of 1948 Jan 1, 1950 Moved To New York To Pursue Dreams Not Exact Date, Somewhere In 1950 Jan 1, 1957 Manuscript Submission Of To Kill A Mockingbird to L. J. Lippencott Company Not Exact Date, Somewhere In 1957 Jul 11, 1960 To Kill A Mockingbird Published May 2, 1961 Wins Pulitzer Prize For Novel Oct 25, 1962 Premiere Of To Kill A Mockingbird Movie Jul 14, 2015 Published Second & Last Novel, Go Set A Watchman Feb 19, 2016 Passes Away Peacefully