Maya Angelou
By Anne Schuchardt
About Angelou
Maya Angelou was born on April 4th, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri. Angelou´s real and full name is Marguerite Annie Johnson. In Maya's early years she was an author, actress, screenwriter, dancer, and poet. She also had a very rough childhood and her parents divorced when she was very young. During the time of world war ll, Angelou moved to San Francisco, California. She won a scholarship to study dance and acting at the California labor school. After a bad meeting with her mother´s boyfriend, Maya stopped talking and moved back to Arkansas as a virtual mute for many years. She then started writing poems.
Maya Angelou
Her Quotes
Maya Angelou always said these words as her main quotes.
Older Times
This is a picture of Maya Angelou when she is older
Character Traits
Maya Angelou was very creative
she was also smart