Birth Name: Walker Percy
Occupation: Novelist
Place Of Birth: Alabama
Date Of Birth: May 28, 1916
Date Of Death: May 10, 1990
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
Walker Percy was born on the 28th of May, 1916. He was best known for being a Novelist. An Alabama-born author, he is best known for his 1961 novel, The Moviegoer, which won the National Book Award. Much of his work deals with the transformation of the old South through technology and industry.
Walker Percy was born in Alabama. While recovering from a bout of tuberculosis, he discovered the works of Jean Paul Sartre and other European existentialist writers and was inspired to become an author, himself. He published his debut work, The Moviegoer, in 1961. His most famous novel, The Moviegoer, deals with the theme of alienation by focusing on a jaded Wall Street man who seeks meaning in a world of movie images.
Walker Percy was a Gemini and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Walker Percy was born in 1910s. The 1910s represented the culmination of European militarism. Discover what happened on this day.
Walker Percy 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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Walker Percy was born in the Year of the Dragon.
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| REAL NAME: | Walker Percy |
| NICKNAME: | Walker |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Gemini |
| BIRTH DAY: | Sunday |
| DEATH DAY: | Thursday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Walker Percy 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: Walker Percy was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are energetic and excitable. They hate hypocrisy and gossip and can sometimes be a bit arrogant and impatient.
Ruling Planet: Walker Percy 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.
Walker Percy’s birth sign is Gemini and he had a ruling planet of Mercury.
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