To honor Katherine Anne Porter: Born: Callie Russell Porter May 15, 1890 Indian Creek, Texas, U.S. Died: September 18, 1980 Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S Occupation : Journalist, Essayist, Writer, Novelist Years active 1920–1977 Katherine Anne Porter was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and political activist.] Her 1962 novel Ship of Fools was the best-selling novel in America that year, but her short stories received much more critical acclaim. She is known for her penetrating insight; her work deals with dark themes such as betrayal, death and the origin of human evil. In 1990, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark number 2905 was placed in Brown County, Texas, to honor the life and career of Porter.