Poet Ishmael Reed

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Ishmael Reed

Living place: Chattanooga

Birthday: 22-2-1938 (86 years old)

Population of US 1938: 129,824,939

Global rank: #47358

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Who is Poet Ishmael Reed?
American author known for satirical and political novels such as Mumbo Jumbo, The Last Days of Louisiana Red and Yellow Returns to Radio Broke-Down. He also published six books of poetry, ten collections of essays, and several plays, travelogues, and librettos.
He is a jazz musician as well as a writer, and he plays the piano for The Ismael Reed Quintet.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He attended the University of Buffalo. He published his first novel, The Free-Lance Pallbearers, in 1967.

Family life info

He was born in Tennessee, but he was raised in New York. He married Carla Blank.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Poet Ishmael Reed?
He inspired the literary career of Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes.

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Summary of Ishmael Reed profile

When was Poet Ishmael Reed born?
Ishmael Reed birthday 22-2-1938 (at the age of 86).
Where is Poet Ishmael Reed's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Ishmael Reed was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee- United States. is a Poet, whose Zodiac is Pisces, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Tiger. Ishmael Reed's global rank is 47358 and whose rank is 176 in list of famous Poet. Population of US in 1938 is about 129,824,939 persons.
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Events in 1938 and 22-2

Events in US in the birth year of Ishmael Reed

  • Orson Welles broadcasts his adaptation of H.G. Wells's War of the Worlds, creating a nationwide panic as listeners believe that aliens have landed in New Jersey (Oct. 30).
  • Fair Labor Standards Act establishes minimum wage.
  • Unexpected hurricane wreaks havoc on Long Island, N.Y. and in New England. See U.S. Hurricanes.

Birthday Ishmael Reed (22-2) in history

  • Day 22-2 year 1371: King Robert II succeeded to the throne of Scotland, beginning the Stuart dynasty.
  • Day 22-2 year 1819: Spain ceded Florida to the United States.
  • Day 22-2 year 1879: Frank Winfield Woolworth opened his first "Five Cent Store" in Utica, New York.
  • Day 22-2 year 1924: Calvin Coolidge made the first presidential radio broadcast from the White House.
  • Day 22-2 year 1935: Airplanes were no longer permitted to fly over the White House.
  • Day 22-2 year 1980: In a major upset, the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviets 4–3 at Lake Placid, N.Y.
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