Novelist Paul Hemphill dies

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Novelist Paul Hemphill dies

Novelist Paul Hemphill dies at age 73.

Atlanta writer Paul Hemphill died early Saturday at age 73. He had spent some time in hospice care, after cancer moved from his mouth to his lungs.

Paul Hemphill and Susan Abramson discuss the fate of the historic magnolia tree behind them in the parking lot across the street from the Atlanta City Hall East in 1998.

As a columnist and author, Hemphill entranced readers chronicling the blue-collar South.

From left, Paul Hemphill; his mother, the late Velma Nelson Hemphill; and his sister, Joyce Hemphill Lott. Taken on the day of Paul's graduation from Minnie Holman Elementary School, Birmingham.

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Atlanta writer Paul Hemphill died early Saturday at age 73. He had spent some time in hospice care, after cancer moved from his mouth to his lungs.

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