Birth Name: Leon Uris
Occupation: Novelist
Place Of Birth: Baltimore
Date Of Birth: August 31, 1924
Date Of Death: June 21, 2003
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
Leon Uris was born on the 31st of August, 1924. He was famous for being a Novelist. An American author of historical fiction, he is best known for Exodus (1958), which deals with the founding of the State of Israel, and Trinity (1976), which is set in a turbulent time in Ireland’s history. His other works include Armageddon: A Novel of Berlin (1963) and Mila 18 (1961).
Leon Uris was born in Baltimore. He composed an operetta at the age of six. Temporarily abandoning his musical and literary aspirations, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. His bestselling novel, Exodus, is more than 600 pages long and sold as many copies as Gone With the Wind.
Leon Uris was a Virgo and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Leon Uris 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.
Leon Uris 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".
Education
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Family
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Leon Uris was born in the Year of the Rat.
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| REAL NAME: | Leon Uris |
| NICKNAME: | Leon |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Virgo |
| BIRTH DAY: | Sunday |
| DEATH DAY: | Saturday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Leon Uris was a Virgo. People of this zodiac sign like animals, healthy food, nature, cleanliness, and dislike rudeness and asking for help. The strengths of this sign are being loyal, analytical, kind, hardworking, practical, while weaknesses can be shyness, overly critical of self and others, all work and no play. The greatest overall compatibility with Virgo is Pisces and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: Leon Uris was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are clever and charming. They're curious, but sometimes too motivated by money.
Ruling Planet: Leon Uris 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.
Leon Uris’s birth sign is Virgo and he had a ruling planet of Mercury.
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