Birth Name: Patricia Highsmith
Occupation: Novelist
Place Of Birth: Texas
Date Of Birth: January 19, 1921
Date Of Death: February 4, 1995
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
Patricia Highsmith was born on the 19th of January, 1921. She was popular for being a Novelist. An American writer of psychological thrillers, she is best known for Strangers on a Train and the popular Tom Ripley series. Many of her novels and short stories, including The Talented Mr. Ripley, were adapted into films.
Patricia Highsmith was born in Texas. She graduated from Barnard College in 1942 and subsequently worked as a comic book writer. She bred over three-hundred snails in the garden of her home in Suffolk, England.
Patricia Highsmith was a Capricorn and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Patricia Highsmith 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.
Patricia Highsmith 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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Patricia Highsmith was born in the Year of the Rooster.
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| REAL NAME: | Patricia Highsmith |
| NICKNAME: | Patricia |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Capricorn |
| BIRTH DAY: | Wednesday |
| DEATH DAY: | Saturday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Patricia Highsmith was a Capricorn. People of this zodiac sign like family, tradition, and dislike almost everything at some point. The strengths of this sign are being responsible, disciplined, good managers, while weaknesses can be to be the know-it-all, unforgiving, condescending and expecting the worst. The greatest overall compatibility with Capricorn is Taurus and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: Patricia Highsmith was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are honest, observant and hardworking. They seldom rely on other people in daily life, which can make them impatient when dealing with others.
Ruling Planet: Patricia Highsmith had a ruling planet of Saturn and has a ruling planet of Saturn and by astrological associations Saturday is ruled by Saturn. Saturn is a planet of commitment and responsibility, but also restriction and delay. People who are born with Saturn as the ruling planet are disciplined and are hard workers.
Patricia Highsmith’s birth sign is Capricorn and she had a ruling planet of Saturn.
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