Mystery deepens over the legacy of To Kill A Mockingbird author Harper LeeRob Carr Harper Lee died in 2016. The intrigue surrounding Harper Lee, the American novelist, has deepened two years after her death, as the unsealing of her will revealed that her assets have been placed into a secret trust run by her long-term lawyer. READ MORE:* Harper Lee, author of 'To Kill a Mockingbird', dies* As novel 'Mockingbird' soared, author Lee grew more elusive* Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman a poor man's version of To Kill a MockingbirdANNIE LAURIE WILLIAMS / COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY RECORDS Annie Laurie Williams, an agent who worked with the young writer, kept records of Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman. AP Actor Gregory Peck is shown as attorney Atticus Finch in a scene from the 1962 film version of To Kill a Mockingbird. The will named Carter as the estate's executor, and provided her with wide-ranging powers to control Lee's literary legacy and her other assets.

Source: Stuff March 01, 2018 08:03 UTC