Birth Name: Robert Lindsay Hughes
Occupation: Novelist
Place Of Birth: Australia
Date Of Birth: July 28, 1938
Date Of Death: August 6, 2012
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: Australian
Robert Hughes was born on the 28th of July, 1938. He was best known for being a Novelist. Most remembered for a bestselling Australian historical study titled The Fatal Shore, he also worked as a Time magazine art critic and hosted an art-themed television program called The Shock of the New.
Robert Hughes was born in Australia. After studying architecture and art at the University of Sydney, he worked as an art critic and cartoonist for The Observer. He hosted a 1990s documentary television series titled American Visions that discussed art produced in the United States from the late Eighteenth Century to the modern day.
Robert Hughes was a Leo and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
Robert Hughes 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.
Robert Lindsay Hughes 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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Robert Hughes was born in the Year of the Tiger.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Robert Lindsay Hughes |
| NICKNAME: | Bob |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Leo |
| BIRTH DAY: | Thursday |
| DEATH DAY: | Monday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Robert Hughes was a Leo. People of this zodiac sign like to be admired, expensive things, bright colors, and dislike being ignored, facing difficulties, not being treated specially. The strengths of this sign are being creative, passionate, generous, warm-hearted, cheerful, humorous, while weaknesses can be arrogant, stubborn, self-centered, lazy and inflexible. The greatest overall compatibility with Leo is Aquarius, Gemini.
Chinese Zodiac: Robert Hughes was born in the Year of the Serpent. 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: Robert Hughes had a ruling planet of Sun and has a ruling planet of Sun and by astrological associations Saturday is ruled by Sun. The Sun is about vitality and is the core giver of life. It is also known as being the most generous and noble of signs. People who are born with the Sun as the ruling planet are courageous, self-expressive and bold.
Robert Hughes’s birth sign is Leo and he had a ruling planet of Sun.
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