Birth Name: Harlan Jay Ellison
Occupation: Novelist
Place Of Birth: Cleveland
Date Of Birth: May 27, 1934
Date Of Death: June 28, 2018
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
Harlan Ellison was born on the 27th of May, 1934. He was famous for being a Novelist. Prolific writer and editor who is known for his highly popular science fiction anthology, Dangerous Visions. An author in the genre of speculative fiction, he wrote many other works, including screenplays, essays, novellas, and literary criticism.
Harlan Ellison was born in Cleveland. He ran away from home at a young age and worked many odd jobs, including fisherman, crop-picker, truck driver and door-to-door salesman. He briefly attended Ohio State University before publishing his first stories in the Cleveland News in 1949. He has received many awards for his writing, including multiple Hugos, Nebulas and Edgars.
Harlan Ellison was a Gemini and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
Harlan Ellison 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.
Harlan Jay Ellison 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.
Education
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Family
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Personal Life
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Harlan Ellison was born in the Year of the Dog.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Harlan Jay Ellison |
| NICKNAME: | Cora Leigh |
| RELIGION: | Atheist |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Gemini |
| BIRTH DAY: | Sunday |
| DEATH DAY: | Thursday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Harlan Ellison 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: Harlan Ellison was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are fiercely loyal and can always keep a secret. They're not afraid of the hardships in life, but they also tend to worry too much sometimes.
Ruling Planet: Harlan Ellison 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.
Harlan Ellison’s birth sign is Gemini and he had a ruling planet of Mercury.
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