It is and it isn't autobiographical. For instance, there is not an incident in it that is factual.... What I did present as exactly as I could were the clime and tone, as I remember them, of the town in which I lived. Nelle Harper Lee
Oh I do wish I could have some butterbeans. Now! This very minute. Truman Capote
| Name of Notable | Genus | AsNotedIn | No | Address | Proximity | Area |
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| Dellet Plantation |
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US 84 | On W bank of Alabama River | ||
| Monroeville Downtown Historic District |
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Parts of N and S Alabama Aves, E and W Claiborne St, N and S Monut Pleasant Aves, Pineville Rd | |||
| Old Courthouse Museum |
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31 | N Alabama Ave | Fruit St |
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1926/04/28 | Nelle Harper Lee | Born | Nelle Harper Lee is born in Monroeville, Alabama | |||
| 1928/00/00 | Truman Capote | Hometown | Truman Persons is sent to live with relatives in Monroeville, Alabama. Ruins of the home are located at 199 South Alabama Avenue. | |||
| 1962/01/00 | Nelle Harper Lee | Host | Gregory Peck visits Monroeville to explore his forthcoming role as Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird". Harper Lee gives Peck a tour of the town, introduces him to her family, and thus begins a lifelong friendship between the writer and film star. | To Kill a Mockingbird (film) | ||
| 1962/01/00 | Gregory Peck | Actor | Gregory Peck visits Monroeville to explore his forthcoming role as Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird". Harper Lee gives Peck a tour of the town, introduces him to her family, and thus begins a lifelong friendship between the writer and film star. | To Kill a Mockingbird (film) |
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| Locale Type | Town |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
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| A Christmas Memory (short story) | Short Story | Truman Capote | ||
| Go Set a Watchman | Book | Nelle Harper Lee | Go Set a Watchman is set in fictional Maycomb, based on Monroeville, Alabama | |
| To Kill a Mockingbird (book) | Book | Nelle Harper Lee | Fictional Maycomb is based on Monroeville, Alabama | |
| To Kill a Mockingbird (film) | Film | Robert Mulligan Gregory Peck | Fictional Maycomb is based on Monroeville, Alabama, 1930s |
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