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Popular As | William Kennedy |
Occupation | Novelist |
Age | 96 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
Born | January 16, 1928 (Albany, NY) |
Birthday | January 16 |
Town/City | Albany, NY |
Nationality | NY |
William Kennedy’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. According to astrologers, Capricorn is a sign that represents time and responsibility, and its representatives are traditional and often very serious by nature. These individuals possess an inner state of independence that enables significant progress both in their personal and professional lives. They are masters of self-control and have the ability to lead the way, make solid and realistic plans, and manage many people who work for them at any time. They will learn from their mistakes and get to the top based solely on their experience and expertise.
William Kennedy was born in the Year of the Dragon. A powerful sign, those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dragon are energetic and warm-hearted, charismatic, lucky at love and egotistic. They’re natural born leaders, good at giving orders and doing what’s necessary to remain on top. Compatible with Monkey and Rat.
Writer and Journalist whose novel, Ironweed, won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His other well-known works include The Ink Truck (1969), Legs (1975), Billy Phelan's Greatest Game (1978), and Roscoe (2002).
He attended Siena College in New York and later lived in Puerto Rico after serving in the U.S. Army.
He is also known for his Albany Cycle book series.
He was raised in a Catholic family in Albany, New York. In 1957, he married Ana Segarra; together, they had three children.
He was a longtime friend of author Hunter S. Thompson . Early in his career, Kennedy was also mentored by author Saul Bellow.