Robert Olen Butler (Novelist ) was born in Illinois, United States on a Saturday, January 20, 1945 🎈. Robert Olen Butler is 79 years old. He is a Aquarius ♒ and was born in the Year of the Rooster 🐓.
An American writer of novels and short fiction, he is best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning short story collection, A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain. His novels include Sun Dogs, Wabash, and Mr. Spaceman.
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| FULL NAME: | Robert Olen Butler |
| BIRTH DATE: | January 20, 1945 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Illinois, United States |
| AGE: | 79 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Aquarius |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Rooster |
About
Robert Olen Butler is a Novelist. Robert was born in the 1940s, in the middle of the Baby Boomers Generation generation. Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964, during the post World War II baby boom. This generation is known for Rock and Roll, Woodstock, Elvis, the Beatles, miniskirts, and Barbies. Baby boomers have experienced some of the most important historical events, including the JFK Assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War.
The son of an actor, he studied theater at Northwestern University and dramatic writing at the University of Iowa. He was married four times; he wed his fourth wife, Kelly Lee Daniels, in 2012. Find out who is Robert Olen Butler dating right now.
He served in Vietnam as both a translator and a counter-intelligence special agent for the U.S. Army.
DID YOU KNOW He taught creative writing at both McNeese State University (Louisiana) and Florida State University.
FACT He and Jesse Hill Ford were both Guggenheim fellowship recipients.
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Birthday
Currently, Robert Olen Butler is 79 years old. His next birthday is away. Robert will celebrate his 80th birthday on a Saturday, January 20th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on January 20, 1945. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Robert Olen Butler’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. People born between the dates of January 20th to February 18th belong to the eleventh sign in the zodiac, Aquarius. Aquarius are known for being self-reliant, clever, and optimistic. Sagittarius is the most compatible sign for Aquarius.
Famous Aquarius celebrities are Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, The Weeknd, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles, Shakira, Jennifer Aniston, Charles Darwin, Justin Timberlake, Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, and Galileo Galilei. Aquarius ruling planet is Uranus. Astrologically, Uranus represents technology, rebellion, and innovation.
Robert Olen Butler was born in the Year of the Rooster. Rooster represents punctuality in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Rooster are charming, witty, honest, blunt, brave, and self-reliant. They can also sometimes be controlling, insensitive, narrow-minded, selfish, and reckless.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Robert Olen Butler is a 79 years old Novelist, born in January, in the Year of the Rooster (1945), and is a Aquarius. His life path number is 22. Robert’s birthstone is Garnet, and his birth flower is Carnation. You may also check out all famous birthdays in January or specifically birthdays on January 20.
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