Birth Name: Mary Therese McCarthy
Occupation: Novelist
Place Of Birth: Seattle
Date Of Birth: June 21, 1912
Date Of Death: October 25, 1989
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
Mary McCarthy was born on the 21st of June, 1912. She was best known for being a Novelist. A prominent cultural critic during the 1940s and ’50s, she became known for works such as The Oasis (1949), Cast a Cold Eye (1950), and A Charmed Life (1955). She was the 1984 recipient of both the National Medal for Literature and the Edward MacDowell Medal.
Mary McCarthy was born in Seattle. She studied at Vassar College in New York, graduating in 1933. In defiance of her Catholic upbringing, she became a steadfast atheist. She contributed to such influential publications as The New York Review of Books and Harper’s Magazine.
Mary McCarthy was a Gemini and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Mary McCarthy was born in 1910s. The 1910s represented the culmination of European militarism. Discover what happened on this day.
Mary Therese McCarthy 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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Family
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Mary McCarthy was born in the Year of the Rat.
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| REAL NAME: | Mary Therese McCarthy |
| NICKNAME: | Mary |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Gemini |
| BIRTH DAY: | Friday |
| DEATH DAY: | Wednesday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Mary McCarthy 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: Mary McCarthy 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: Mary McCarthy 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.
Mary McCarthy’s birth sign is Gemini and she had a ruling planet of Mercury.
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