Jamila Gavin (Author ) was born in India on a Saturday, August 9, 1941 🎈. Jamila Gavin is 83 years old. She is a Leo ♌ and was born in the Year of the Serpent 🐍.
Known for her Surya trilogy and her Whitbred Prize-winning book Coram Boy, Gavin penned nearly fifty other acclaimed works of children’s fiction between the late 1970s and the second decade of the 21st century.
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| FULL NAME: | Jamila Gavin |
| BIRTH DATE: | August 9, 1941 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | India |
| AGE: | 83 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | Indian |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Leo |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Serpent |
About
Jamila Gavin is a Author. Jamila was born in the 1940s, in the middle of the Silent Generation generation. Silent Generation are individuals born between 1925 and 1945. This generation is known for Jazz, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Malcolm X, Gone With The Wind, Mickey Mouse, Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan. The Silent Generation has experienced critical historical events, including the Korean War, The Cold War, the McCarthy Hearings, and the Space Race.
The child of an Indian father and a British mother, she grew up in both of her parents’ native countries. She published her debut work following the birth of her first child. Find out who is Jamila Gavin dating right now.
Before beginning her literary career, she worked in the BBC’s music division. She published her first book, The Magic Orange Tree and Other Stories, in 1979.
DID YOU KNOW The first volume in her Grandpa Chatterji children’s book series was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize in the 6-8-year-old-readers category.
FACT Nominated for their respective works Blackberry Blue and Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood, Gavin and Latino-American writer Benjamin Alire Saenz were both finalists for the 2015 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature.
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Birthday
Currently, Jamila Gavin is 83 years old. Her next birthday is away. Jamila will celebrate her 84th birthday on a Saturday, August 9th. She shares a birthday with everyone who was born on August 9, 1941. Below is the countdown to her next birthday.
Zodiac
Jamila Gavin’s zodiac sign is Leo. People born between the dates of July 23rd and August 22nd belong to the fifth sign in the zodiac, Leo. Leos are known for being generous, self-confident, and determined. Libra is the most compatible sign for Leos.
Famous Leos celebrities are Madonna, Barack Obama, Kobe Bryant, Kylie Jenner, Coco Chanel, Lil Yachty, Mila Kunis, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Hemsworth, and Jennifer Lawrence. Leo ruling planet is Sun. Astrologically, Sun represents hope, life, and the force that drives you to seek the highest expression of yourself.
Jamila Gavin was born in the Year of the Serpent. Serpent symbolizes fertility and rebirth in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Snake are intelligent, enigmatic, intuitive, charming, and beautiful. They can also sometimes be hedonistic, vain, malicious, overly materialistic, and duplicitous.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Jamila Gavin is a 83 years old Author, born in August, in the Year of the Serpent (1941), and is a Leo. Her life path number is 5. Jamila’s birthstone is Peridot and Sardonyx, and her birth flower is Gladiolus. You may also check out all famous birthdays in August or specifically birthdays on August 9.
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