 She is also the author of the best selling novel, "Hatter Fox" (1973), adapted into a 1977 CBS movie, "The Girl Called Hatter Fox".Harris was born on June 4, 1931, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the daughter of John P., an oil executive, and Dora (nee Veal) Harris.Harris was educated in her home state, attending Cottey College from 1945 to 1951, then transferring to the University of Oklahoma, from which she received a bachelor of arts degree in 1953 and a master of arts degree in 1955.