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Walter Dean Myers

Living place: Martinsburg

Birthday: 12-8-1937 (87 years old)

Population of US 1937: 128,824,829

Global rank: #20592

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Who is Young author Walter Dean Myers?
An award-winning National Book of Young Adult Fiction author, he is best known for Fallen Angels, a book unique among others in its genre for its use of human languages. big and realistic portrayal of war.
Fallen Angels, as well as two of his other novels, Hoops (1981) and Quickly Sam, Cool Clyde and Stuff (1975), appeared, at one point, on the ALA's blacklist. He became the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature for the Library of Congress.

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He began serving in the United States Army at the age of seventeen. His first work, The Life of a Harlem Man, was published in 1968.

Family life info

He was born in West Virginia and raised in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. He later settled in New Jersey with his wife and children. His son, Christopher Myers, also became an illustrator and author.

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He is mentioned in the poetic novel, Dog Love, by Sharon Creech.

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When was Young author Walter Dean Myers born?
Walter Dean Myers birthday 12-8-1937 (at the age of 87).
Where is Young author Walter Dean Myers's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Walter Dean Myers was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia- United States. is a Young author, whose Zodiac is Leo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Ox. Walter Dean Myers's global rank is 20592 and whose rank is 24 in list of famous Young author. Population of US in 1937 is about 128,824,829 persons.

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Events in 1937 and 12-8

Events in US in the birth year of Walter Dean Myers

The dirigible "Hindenburg" explodes at Lakehurst, N.J., killing 36 (May 6). Background: The Hindenburg Tragedy
Amelia Earhart and co-pilot Fred Noonan vanish over the Pacific Ocean on their Round-the-World Flight. Background: Amelia Earhart's Legacy Remembered.

Birthday Walter Dean Myers (12-8) in history

Day 12-8 year 1624: Cardinal Richelieu was named head of state of France by King Louis XIII.
Day 12-8 year 1851: Issac Singer patented the sewing machine.
Day 12-8 year 1865: British surgeon Joseph Lister became the first doctor to use an antiseptic during surgery.
Day 12-8 year 1898: Hawaii was formally annexed to the United States.
Day 12-8 year 1972: The last American combat troops left Vietnam.
Day 12-8 year 1985: In the world's worst single-aircraft disaster, a Japan Air Lines 747 crashed into Mount Osutaka, killing 520 of the 524 aboard.
Day 12-8 year 1998: Swiss banks agreed to pay $1.25 billion to settle lawsuits brought by Holocaust survivors and their heirs. The banks had kept millions of dollars deposited by Holocaust victims before and during World War II.
Day 12-8 year 2000: The Russian military submarine, Kursk, and its crew were lost in the Barents Sea.
Day 12-8 year 2004: N.J. governor James McGreevey announced his resignation.
Day 12-8 year 2013: Notorious Boston gangster James (Whitey) Bulger was found guilty of 31 of the 32 charges he faced, including murder, extortion, money laundering, drug dealing and possession of weapons.