Author for children Jack Gantos

Jack Gantos

Living place: Pennsylvania

Birthday: 2-7-1951 (73 years old)

Population of US 1951: 154,877,889

Global rank: #34122

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Author for children Jack Gantos profile

Who is Author for children Jack Gantos?
The famous One Child Beauty author, he won the 2011 Newbery Medal for his work, End Dies in Norvelt. His most famous characters are a cat named Rotten Ralph and a boy with ADHD named Joey Pigza.
His 2002 memoir, Hole in My Life, was a finalist for the National Book Prize.
 
 

Young / Before famous

NYU's He studied at the Emerson School in Boston. He published his first children's book, Rotten Ralph, in 1976.

Family life info

He was born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania to Elizabeth Weaver (a banker) and John Gantos (a construction worker)

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Author for children Jack Gantos?
He was influenced by fellow young author's, Roald Dahl.

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Summary of Jack Gantos profile

When was Author for children Jack Gantos born?
Jack Gantos birthday 2-7-1951 (at the age of 73).
Where is Author for children Jack Gantos's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Jack Gantos was born in Pennsylvania, . is a Author for children, whose Zodiac is Cancer, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Cat. Jack Gantos's global rank is 34122 and whose rank is 96 in list of famous Author for children. Population of US in 1951 is about 154,877,889 persons.
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Events in 1951 and 2-7

Events in US in the birth year of Jack Gantos

  • 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution, limiting the number of terms a president may serve, is ratified (Feb. 27).
  • Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for treason (April 5; executed June 19, 1953).

Birthday Jack Gantos (2-7) in history

  • Day 2-7 year 1566: French astrologer, physician and author of the book "Prophecies" Nostradamus passed away in Salon-de-Provence.
  • Day 2-7 year 1881: President James Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau; he died on Sept. 19.
  • Day 2-7 year 1890: Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act.
  • Day 2-7 year 1937: Amelia Earhart and her co-pilot Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to fly around the world.
  • Day 2-7 year 1964: President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law.
  • Day 2-7 year 1976: In Gregg v. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty was not inherently cruel or unusual.
  • Day 2-7 year 1997: Actor James Stewart died in Beverly Hills, Calif.
  • Day 2-7 year 2002: Steve Fossett became the first to circumnavigate the globe solo in a balloon.
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