William Kennedy (Novelist ) was born in Albany on a Monday, January 16, 1928 🎈. William Kennedy is 96 years old. He is a Capricorn ♑ and was born in the Year of the Dragon 🐉.
Writer and journalist whose novel, Ironweed, won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His other well-known works include The Ink Truck (1969), Legs (1975), Billy Phelan’s Greatest Game (1978), and Roscoe (2002).
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| FULL NAME: | William Kennedy |
| BIRTH DATE: | January 16, 1928 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Albany |
| AGE: | 96 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Capricorn |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Dragon |
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William Kennedy is a Novelist. William was born in the 1920s, 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.
He was raised in a Catholic family in Albany, New York. In 1957, he married Ana Segarra; together, they had three children. Find out who is William Kennedy dating right now.
He attended Siena College in New York and later lived in Puerto Rico after serving in the U.S. Army.
DID YOU KNOW He is also known for his Albany Cycle book series.
FACT He was a longtime friend of author Hunter S. Thompson. Early in his career, Kennedy was also mentored by author Saul Bellow.
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Birthday
Currently, William Kennedy is 96 years old. His next birthday is away. William will celebrate his 97th birthday on a Monday, January 16th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on January 16, 1928. Below is the countdown to his next birthday.
Zodiac
William Kennedy’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. People born between December 22nd and January 19th belong to the tenth sign in the zodiac, Capricorn. Capricorns are known for being one of the hardest workers of the zodiac. They are ambitious, determined, and strong. Virgo is the most compatible sign for Capricorns.
Famous Capricorn celebrities are Jeff Bezos, Jared Leto, Bradley Cooper, Kate Middleton, Liam Hemsworth, Ellen Degeneres, Ryan Seacrest, John Legend, Zayn Malik, Nina Dobrev, Ross Lynch, Elvis Presley, Stan Lee, and Martin Luther King Jr. Capricorn ruling planet is Saturn. Astrologically, Saturn represents responsibility, discipline, and determination.
William Kennedy was born in the Year of the Dragon. The dragon represents good luck, strength, and health in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Dragon are courageous, intelligent, natural born leaders, charismatic, and lucky. They can also sometimes be impetuous, inflexible, and brash.
This year is the Year of the Serpent.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
William Kennedy is a 96 years old Novelist, born in January, in the Year of the Dragon (1928), and is a Capricorn. His life path number is 1. William’s birthstone is Garnet, and his birth flower is Carnation.
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