Dorothy Allison was born on April 11, 1949 in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. She was a writer, known for Schutzlos - schatten über Carolina (1996), Cavedweller (2004) and In Her Words: 20th Century Lesbian Fiction (2022). She was married to Alix Layman. She died on November 6, 2024 in Guerneville, California, USA.
