Claim: To Kill a Mockingbird was written by a man.
Evidence: To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960.
Nelle Harper Lee -LRB- April 28 , 1926February 19 , 2016 -RRB- , better known by her pen name Harper Lee , was an American novelist widely known for To Kill a Mockingbird , published in 1960.
Additionally , Lee received numerous honorary degrees , though she declined to speak on those occasions.
She was also known for assisting her close friend Truman Capote in his research for the book In Cold Blood -LRB- 1966 -RRB-.
The plot and characters of To Kill a Mockingbird are loosely based on Lee 's observations of her family and neighbors , as well as an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936 , when she was 10 years old.