Birth Name: Carol Shields
Occupation: Novelist
Place Of Birth: Illinois
Date Of Birth: June 2, 1935
Date Of Death: July 16, 2003
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
Carol Shields was born on the 2nd of June, 1935. She was known for being a Novelist. A 20th-century American fiction writer, she is best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Stone Diaries. Her other works include Larry’s Party, Small Ceremonies, and Swann: A Mystery.
Carol Shields was born in Illinois. She graduated from both Hanover College (Indiana) and the University of Ottawa. Early in her career, she published poetry collections entitled Others (1972) and Intersect (1974). She wrote several works for the stage, including Departures and Arrivals (1990) and Thirteen Hands (1993).
Carol Shields was a Gemini and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
Carol Shields was born in 1930s. The 1930s were called the Great Depression (1929-1939). It was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. Despite the Great Depression, Hollywood and popular film production flourished. Radio was the main source of entertainment, information, and political propaganda, and jazz, blues, gospel, and folk music, became immensely popular. Discover what happened on this day.
Carol Shields is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.
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Family
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Carol Shields was born in the Year of the Pig.
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| REAL NAME: | Carol Shields |
| NICKNAME: | Carol |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Gemini |
| BIRTH DAY: | Sunday |
| DEATH DAY: | Wednesday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Carol Shields was a Gemini. People of this zodiac sign like music, books, magazines, chatting, short trips and dislike being alone, repetition and routine. The strengths of this sign are being gentle, affectionate, curious, adaptable, able to learn quickly, while weaknesses can be nervous, inconsistent and indecisive. The greatest overall compatibility with Gemini is Sagittarius and Aquarius.
Chinese Zodiac: Carol Shields was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are nice and good-mannered. They're always forgiving of other people's mistakes, which at times can translate to naivete and gullibility.
Ruling Planet: Carol Shields had a ruling planet of Mercury and has a ruling planet of Mercury and by astrological associations Wednesday is ruled by Mercury. In Astrology, Mercury is the planet that rules our mindset. People who are born with Mercury as the ruling planet have communication skills, intellect and cleverness.
Carol Shields’s birth sign is Gemini and she had a ruling planet of Mercury.
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