Caldwell, Erskine
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Birthname | Erskine Preston Caldwell | ||||
born on | 17 December 1903 at 09:00 (= 09:00 AM ) | ||||
Place | Moreland, Georgia (US), 33n17, 84w46 | ||||
Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
American best-selling writer known for his two most successful novels, "Tobacco Road," 1932 and "God's Little Acre," 1933. At various times, he ran guns for a revolution, played pro football, acted as a body-guard and worked as a cotton-picker and mill hand.
A heavy smoker from age 18, he had lung cancer three times. The first two times he had part of the lung removed. The third instance of the disease was inoperable, and he died on 4/11/1987, 8:00 PM, Paradise Valley, AZ.
Relationships
- spouse relationship with Bourke-White, Margaret (born 14 June 1904)
Events
- Death by Disease 11 April 1987 at 8:00 PM in Paradise Valley, AZ (Lung cancer, age 83)
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Source Notes
Penfield quotes personal correspondence for "sunrise to noon," in Mercury Hour, 7/1981. His autobiography, "Call It Experience," Heinemann Pub, Great Britain, 1952, p.11 gives his birth date, no time given or inferred.
Categories
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Cancer (Lungs)
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Surgery (Part of lung removed)
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted (Margaret Bourke-White)
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 83)
- Vocation : Law : Security guard (Bodyguard)
- Vocation : Sports : Football (Pro)
- Vocation : Travel : Adventurer (Gun-runner)
- Vocation : Writers : Fiction
- Notable : Book Collection : American Book
Categories:
- 1903 births
- Birthday 17 December
- Birthplace Moreland, GA (US)
- Sun 24 Sagittarius
- Moon 9 Sagittarius
- Asc 29 Capricorn
- 1987 deaths
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Cancer
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Surgery
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs
- Vocation : Law : Security guard
- Vocation : Sports : Football
- Vocation : Travel : Adventurer
- Vocation : Writers : Fiction
- Notable : Book Collection : American Book