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Currently, Mary McCarthy is 112 years, 3 months and 20 days old. Mary McCarthy will celebrate 113rd birthday on a Saturday 21st of June 2025. Below we countdown to Mary McCarthy upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Mary McCarthy |
Occupation | Novelist |
Age | 108 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
Born | June 21, 1912 (Seattle, WA) |
Birthday | June 21 |
Town/City | Seattle, WA |
Nationality | WA |
Mary McCarthy’s zodiac sign is Cancer. According to astrologers, the sign of Cancer belongs to the element of Water, just like Scorpio and Pisces. Guided by emotion and their heart, they could have a hard time blending into the world around them. Being ruled by the Moon, phases of the lunar cycle deepen their internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond their control. As children, they don't have enough coping and defensive mechanisms for the outer world, and have to be approached with care and understanding, for that is what they give in return.
Mary McCarthy was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
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.
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.
She was married to fellow author and social critic, Edmund Wilson, during the late 1930s and early 1940s. Her other three spouses were Harald Johnsrud, Bowden Broadwater, and James West.
She was a political activist and Communist sympathizer, and she criticized the policies of Senator Joseph McCarthy.