Birth Name: Sylvia Plath
Occupation: Poet
Place Of Birth: Boston
Date Of Birth: October 27, 1932
Date Of Death: February 11, 1963
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
Sylvia Plath was born on the 27th of October, 1932. She was best known for being a Poet. American poet best remembered for her novel The Bell Jar, as well as for her collection The Colossus and Other Poems. Her Collected Poems were published posthumously and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1982.
Sylvia Plath was born in Boston. She attended Smith College and received a Fulbright Scholarship to continue her studies at Newnham College, Cambridge. Her autobiographical novel, The Bell Jar, documents the descent into depression that ultimately led to her 1963 suicide.
Sylvia Plath was a Scorpio and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
Sylvia Plath 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.
Sylvia Plath 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
Sylvia’s Sylvia Plath attended Smith College and Cambridge University.
Family
Sylvia Plath’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and her father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on Sylvia Plath’s parents.
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Personal Life
Like many famous people and celebrities, Sylvia Plath kept her personal life private. Once more details are available, we will update this section.
Sylvia Plath was born in the Year of the Monkey.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Sylvia Plath |
| NICKNAME: | Sivvy |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Scorpio |
| BIRTH DAY: | Thursday |
| DEATH DAY: | Monday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Sylvia Plath was a Scorpio. People of this zodiac sign like truth, being right, longtime friends, teasing, and dislike dishonesty, revealing secrets, passive people. The strengths of this sign are being resourceful, brave, passionate, a true friend, while weaknesses can be distrusting, jealous, secretive and violent. The greatest overall compatibility with Scorpio is Taurus and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: Sylvia Plath was born in the Year of the Serpent. People born under this sign love to make people laugh and are generally energetic and upbeat but sometimes lack self-control.
Ruling Planet: Sylvia Plath had a ruling planet of Pluto and has a ruling planet of Pluto. Back the early 2,000 B.C. the outer planets, Uranus and Neptune were not yet discovered, since the telescope had not yet been invented. Astrologers and astronomers could only work with planets visible to the eye.
Sylvia Plath’s birth sign is Scorpio and she had a ruling planet of Pluto.
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