Birth Name: John Clellon Holmes
Occupation: Novelist
Place Of Birth: Massachusetts
Date Of Birth: March 12, 1926
Date Of Death: March 30, 1988
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
John Clellon Holmes was born on the 12th of March, 1926. He was known for being a Novelist. An American author, teacher and poet of the Beat generation, he is best known for novels such as Go (1952) and The Horn (1958). The latter work is widely considered the most important piece of beatnik jazz fiction.
John Clellon Holmes was born in Massachusetts. During his younger years, he befriended several renowned Beat Generation figures, including Allen Ginsberg and Neal Cassady. He published his famous debut novel, Go, in the early 1950s. He taught at the University of Arkansas and lectured at Brown and Yale.
John Clellon Holmes was a Pisces and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
John Clellon Holmes was born in 1920s. The 1920s represented an era of change and growth. The decade was one of learning and exploration. The economic boom and the Jazz Age were over, and America began the period called the Great Depression. Discover what happened on this day.
John Clellon Holmes 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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John Clellon Holmes was born in the Year of the Tiger.
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| REAL NAME: | John Clellon Holmes |
| NICKNAME: | John |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Pisces |
| BIRTH DAY: | Friday |
| DEATH DAY: | Wednesday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: John Clellon Holmes was a Pisces. People of this zodiac sign like romance, to sleep, spiritual themes and dislike the know-it-all, to be criticized, and cruelty of any kind. The strengths of this sign are being compassionate, artistic, gentle, wise, while weaknesses can be to be fearful, overly trusting and desire to escape reality. The greatest overall compatibility with Pieces is Virgo and Taurus.
Chinese Zodiac: John Clellon Holmes was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are thought to be brave and independent. They're respected for their deep thoughts and courageous actions, but sometimes show off when accomplishing something.
Ruling Planet: John Clellon Holmes had a ruling planet of Neptune and has a ruling planet of Neptune. Back the early 2,000 B.C. the outer planets, Uranus and Pluto, were not yet discovered, since the telescope had not yet been invented. Astrologers and astronomers could only work with planets visible to the eye.
John Clellon Holmes’s birth sign is Pisces and he had a ruling planet of Neptune.
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