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'''Ralph Ellison''' ([[March 1]], [[1914]] – [[April 16]], [[1994]]) was an African American [[scholar]] and [[writer]]. He was born '''Ralph Waldo Ellison''' in [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]], named by his father after [[Ralph Waldo Emerson]]. Ellison was best known for his novel ''[[Invisible Man (novel)|Invisible Man]]'' (ISBN 0679601392), which won the [[National Book Award]] in [[1953 in literature|1953]]. He also wrote ''Shadow and Act'' ([[1964 in literature|1964]]) and ''Going to the Territory'' ([[1986 in literature|1986]]).
In 1933 Ellison entered [[Tuskegee Institute]] on a scholarship to study music. He had hopes of writing a symphony. Due to financial issues, Ellison was forced to leave Tuskegee after 3 years. In 1936 Ellison moved to New York City where he met [[Richard Wright]]. Wright encouraged
From 1937 to 1944 Ellison had over twenty book reviews as well as short stories and articles published in magizines such as [[New Challenge]] and [[New Masses]]. During [[WWII]] Ellison joined the Merchant Marines and married Fanny McConnell in 1946.
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