Tomson Highway (Novelist ) was born in Canada on a Thursday, December 6, 1951 🎈. Tomson Highway is 72 years old. He is a Sagittarius ♐ and was born in the Year of the Rabbit 🐇.
The recipient of the prestigious Floyd S. Chalmers and Dora Mavor Moore literary awards, this Cree-Canadian writer is perhaps most famous for his plays Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing (1989) and The Rez Sisters (1986).
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| FULL NAME: | Tomson Highway |
| BIRTH DATE: | December 6, 1951 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Canada |
| AGE: | 72 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | Canadian |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Sagittarius |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Rabbit |
About
Tomson Highway is a Novelist. Tomson was born in the 1950s, 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.
Tragically, his younger brother, actor and dancer Rene Highway, died of AIDS in 1990. A native of Brochet, Manitoba, Tomson Highway later shared homes in both Ontario and France with his longtime partner, Raymond Lalonde. Find out who is Tomson Highway dating right now.
After earning bachelor’s degrees in English and Music from the University of Western Ontario, he became a social worker on Native Canadian reservations, an experience that would inform many of his literary works.
DID YOU KNOW He penned a 1998 novel titled Kiss of the Fur Queen and wrote Dragonfly Kites, Caribou Song, and other acclaimed children’s books. He was the 2001 recipient of a National Aboriginal Achievement Award.
FACT He and his Canadian contemporary, screen actor Gordon Tootoosis, both grew up in Cree families.
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Birthday
Currently, Tomson Highway is 72 years old. His next birthday is away. Tomson will celebrate his 73rd birthday on a Thursday, December 6th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on December 6, 1951. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Tomson Highway’s zodiac sign is Sagittarius. People born between the dates of November 22nd to December 21st belong to the ninth sign in the zodiac, Sagittarius. Libras are known for being loyal, optimistic, and intellectual. Aries is the most compatible sign for Sagittarius.
Famous Sagittarius celebrities are Chadwick Boseman, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Brad Pitt, Rita Ora, Chrissy Teigen, Jay-Z, Jean Michel Basquiat, and Nostradamus. Sagittarius ruling planet is Jupiter. Astrologically, Jupiter represents luck, fortune, and success.
Tomson Highway was born in the Year of the Rabbit. Rabbit symbolizes elegance and beauty in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Rabbit are intuitive, even-tempered, gentle, faithful, compassionate, and clever. They can also sometimes be pessimistic, insecure, vain, overly cautious, and finicky.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Tomson Highway is a 72 years old Novelist, born in December, in the Year of the Rabbit (1951), and is a Sagittarius. His life path number is 7. Tomson’s birthstone is Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz, and his birth flower is Narcissus. You may also check out all famous birthdays in December or specifically birthdays on December 6.
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