Birth Name: Ann Petry
Occupation: Novelist
Place Of Birth: Connecticut
Date Of Birth: October 12, 1908
Date Of Death: N/A
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
Ann Petry was born on the 12th of October, 1908. She was famous for being a Novelist. A bestselling American author, she became famous for her 1946 novel, The Street, which illuminates the difficulties faced by a single, black mother in New York City. Her other works include Country Place (1947) and The Narrows (1953).
Ann Petry was born in Connecticut. She worked in her family’s pharmacy business for several years. After moving to New York in the early 1940s, she began to publish newspaper articles and short stories. She was the first female African American author to sell a million copies of a book.
Ann Petry was a Libra and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Ann Petry was born in 1900s. Discover what happened on this day.
Ann Petry is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
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Ann Petry was born in the Year of the Monkey.
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| REAL NAME: | Ann Petry |
| NICKNAME: | Ann |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Libra |
| BIRTH DAY: | Monday |
| DEATH DAY: | N/A |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Ann Petry was a Libra. People of this zodiac sign like harmony, gentleness, sharing with others, the outdoors, and dislike violence, injustice, loudmouths, conformity. The strengths of this sign are being cooperative, diplomatic, gracious, fair-minded, social, while weaknesses can be indecisive, holding a grudge and self-pity. The greatest overall compatibility with Libra is Aries and Sagittarius.
Chinese Zodiac: Ann Petry was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign love to make people laugh and are generally energetic and upbeat but sometimes lack self-control.
Ruling Planet: Ann Petry had a ruling planet of Venus and has a ruling planet of Venus and by astrological associations Friday is ruled by Venus. Venus is the planet of love, harmony, money and possessions. Venus is graceful, charming, sensual and social. People who are born with Mars as the ruling planet have beauty, charm and sensuality.
Ann Petry’s birth sign is Libra and she had a ruling planet of Venus.
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