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Andrew Vachss

Andrew Vachss, American lawyer and author (died 2021)

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Born
October 19, 1942
Died
December 27, 2021
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1942

About Andrew Vachss

Andrew Henry Vachss was an American crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively representing children and youths. Vachss released the first novel in the Dell & Dolly trilogy, entitled Aftershock, in 2013. The first novel he published outside the Burke series was Shella. He also created illustrated works with artists Frank Caruso (Heart Transplant, 2010) and Geof Darrow (Another Chance to Get It Right, 1993; The Shaolin Cowboy Adventure Magazine, 2014).

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Andrew Vachss timeline

  1. He also created illustrated works with artists Frank Caruso (Heart Transplant, 2010) and Geof Darrow (Another Chance to Get It Right, 1993; The Shaolin Cowboy Adventure Magazine, 2014).
  2. Vachss released the first novel in the Dell & Dolly trilogy, entitled Aftershock, in 2013.

The world when Andrew Vachss was born

Andrew Vachss was born in 1942. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1942

  • #1 song"White Christmas" – Bing Crosby
  • Top movieCasablanca
  • Best-selling bookThe Song of Bernadette – Franz Werfel

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Negro League World Series
  • Top headlineBattle of Midway becomes turning point of WWII in the Pacific
  • Technology milestoneEnrico Fermi achieves first nuclear chain reaction
  • Defining fadRationing and war bonds
  • Notable inventionNapalm
  • World population2.35 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population134.9M

1942 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Andrew Vachss's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19422026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,600$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population134.9M341 million

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