Gary Paulsen (Author ) was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA on a Wednesday, May 17, 1939 🎈. Gary Paulsen is 85 years old. He is a Taurus ♉ and was born in the Year of the Rabbit 🐇.
Author of over 400 wilderness-themed short stories, books, plays, and magazine articles intended for teens and young adults. His best known works include Dogsong, Woodsong, The Voyage of the Frog, and Masters of Disaster.
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| FULL NAME: | Gary Paulsen |
| BIRTH DATE: | May 17, 1939 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
| AGE: | 85 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Taurus |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Rabbit |
About
Gary Paulsen is a Author. Gary was born in the 1930s, 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.
Paulsen’s father was an Army officer on General Patton’s staff during World War II, and he was raised primarily by his mother, grandmother, and aunts. He married Ruth Wright Paulsen and fathered three children: Lance, Lynn, and James. Find out who is Gary Paulsen dating right now.
He ran away from home and joined a carnival at age fourteen. His childhood was marked by trauma, some of which he details in his 1993 work, Eastern Sun, Winter Moon: An Autobiographical Odyssey.
DID YOU KNOW He was the recipient of multiple literary honors, including the 1997 Margaret Edwards Award.
FACT He was a keynote speaker at an annual writing conference named after the renowned author, Sinclair Lewis.
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Birthday
Currently, Gary Paulsen is 85 years old. His next birthday is away. Gary will celebrate his 86th birthday on a Wednesday, May 17th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on May 17, 1939. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Gary Paulsen’s zodiac sign is Taurus. People born between the dates of April 20th and May 20th belong to the second sign in the zodiac, Taurus. Taurus are known for being reliable, patient, responsible, and loyal. Cancer & Virgo are the most compatible signs for Taurus.
Famous Taurus celebrities are Dwayne Johnson, Adele, Audrey Hepburn, Cam Newton, Karl Marx, Malcolm X, William Shakespeare, James Brown, and Mr. T. Taurus ruling planet is Venus. Astrologically, Venus is the planet of all things love and romance.
Gary Paulsen 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.
Gary Paulsen is a 85 years old Author, born in May, in the Year of the Rabbit (1939), and is a Taurus. His life path number is 8. Gary’s birthstone is Emerald, and his birth flower is Lily of the valley.
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