Jackson, Shirley
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 14 December 1916 at 07:15 (= 07:15 AM ) | ||
| Place | San Francisco CA, USA, 37n46, 122w25 | ||
| Timezone | PST h8w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   22°20'   18°09 Asc. 20°47'
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Biography
American Gothic novelist, known as the "Virginia Werewolf of séance fiction," a prolific and disciplined writer whose typewriter kept going from day into night. Along with her haunting fictions, she wrote humorous domestic works as well as contributing articles to "Woman's Home Companion" and "The Saturday Evening Post" in the 1950s. Jackson enjoyed a tremendous following of horror fans delighted with her chilling thrillers. In 1961, she was award the Edgar Allen Poe Award for the story, "Louisa, Please."
Jackson studied at the University of Rochester from 1934 to 1936. She went to Syracuse University and earned her B.A. in 1940. At her home in North Bennington, Vermont, she hammered out her works. She was first published with her book, "The Road Through the Wall" in 1948. She gained many fans with her short story classic about small-town evil in "The Lottery" in 1948. She followed with her most noted novel, "The Haunting of Hill House" published in 1959 and made into a feature film in 1963. She also wrote her autobiography, "Just an Ordinary Day."
Jackson was married to literary critic Stanley Edgar Hyman. Her husband, a compulsive skirt-chaser, kept their marriage tempestuous and troublesome. The couple had four children and remained married until Jackson's death in 1965.
Jackson was an alcoholic who took tranquilizers and Dexedrine. She suffered from agoraphobia and occasional bouts of severe depression. She died of a heart attack 8/08/1965 at the age of 48 in North Bennington, VT.
Events
- Work : New Career 1948 (First book released, "The Road Through the Wall")
- Work : Prize 1961 (Edgar Allen Poe Award)
- Relationship : Marriage 1940 (Stanley Edgar Hyman)
- Death of Mate 1970 (Stanley Edgar Hyman)
- Death by Heart Attack 8 August 1965 (Age 50)
- Social : Begin a program of study 1934 at 12:00 midnight in Rochester, NY (Began college)
- Social : End a program of study 1960 at 12:00 midnight in Syracuse, NY (Earned B.A.)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1948 (Short story, "The Lottery")
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1959 (Book, "The Haunting of Hill House")
Source Notes
Contemporary American Horoscopes and Gauquelin Book of American Charts
Categories
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Heart (Fatal attack)
- Diagnoses : Psychological : Abuse Alcohol (Couldn't deal with life)
- Diagnoses : Psychological : Abuse Drugs (Couldn't deal with life)
- Diagnoses : Psychological : Depression (Insecurity in marriage)
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (One)
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted (Stanley Edgar Hyman)
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Four)
- Notable : Book Collection : Profiles Of Women
- Diagnoses : Psychological : Phobias (Agoraphobia)
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
- Vocation : Writers : Sci-Fi/ Fantasy/ Horror
- Traits : Personality : Disciplined
- Vocation : Writers : Magazine/ newsletter (Articles to various magazines)
- Vocation : Writers : Humor (Humorous domestic works)
- Notable : Awards : Vocational award (Edgar Allen Poe Award)
- Family : Relationship : Stress - Distant (Husband skirt-chaser)
- Vocation : Writers : Autobiographer
- Lifestyle : Work : Work alone/ Singular role
- Family : Relationship : Marriage more than 15 Yrs (25 years)
