John Knowles

Novelist

Birthday September 16, 1926

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Fairmont, WV

DEATH DATE Nov 29, 2001 (75)

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Numerology: 7

About

A twentieth-century American author, he is best known for his 1959 novel, A Separate Peace. He won both the William Faulkner Award and the Rosenthal Award of the National Institute of Arts and Letters.

Before Fame

He graduated from Yale University in 1949. During World War II, he served with the U.S. Army Air Forces.

Trivia

His novel, A Separate Peace, was based on his experience as a student at the prestigious Phillips Exeter Academy.

Family Life

When he was nineteen years old, he married Beth Anne Dyment Hughes.

Associated With

He was a recipient of the William Faulkner Award.

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