"Shirley Hardie Jackson (December 14, 1916 \u2013 August 8, 1965) was an American author. She was a popular writer in her time, and her work has received increased attention from literary critics in recent years. She influenced Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Nigel Kneale, and Richard Matheson.She is best known for the short story \"The Lottery\" (1948), which suggests a secret, sinister underside to bucolic small-town America."@en . . . "Shirley Jackson"@en . . "Shirley Hardie Jackson"@en . . . . "1916-12-14Z"^^ . "1965-08-08Z"^^ . "Jackson, Shirley Hardie (birth name); Hyman, Shirley (married name; used in private life)"@en . . "Jackson, Shirley"@en . "1965Z"^^ . . . "Novelist, short story writer" . . . "1916Z"^^ . . . .