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Nancy Willard

Nancy Willard, American author and poet (died 2017)

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Born
June 26, 1936
Died
February 19, 2017
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1936

About Nancy Willard

Nancy Willard was an American writer: novelist, poet, author and occasional illustrator of children's books. She won the 1982 Newbery Medal for A Visit to William Blake's Inn. Her first novel, Things Invisible to See (1985), is set in her home town of Ann Arbor in the 1940s. In 1965 she became first a professor at Vassar College and later a lecturer, giving up her tenure to focus on writing.

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Nancy Willard timeline

  1. In 1965 she became first a professor at Vassar College and later a lecturer, giving up her tenure to focus on writing.
  2. She won the 1982 Newbery Medal for A Visit to William Blake's Inn.
  3. Her first novel, Things Invisible to See (1985), is set in her home town of Ann Arbor in the 1940s.

The world when Nancy Willard was born

Nancy Willard was born in 1936. 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 1936

  • #1 song"The Way You Look Tonight" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieModern Times (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Top TV showBBC Television Service launches
  • Best-selling bookGone with the Wind – Margaret Mitchell

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens wins 4 gold medals at Berlin Olympics
  • Top headlineJesse Owens dominates the Berlin Olympics
  • Technology milestoneBBC launches the world's first regular television service
  • Defining fadSwing dancing
  • Notable inventionSun glasses (mass-produced)
  • World population2.26 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.1M

1936 versus 2026

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

Measure19362026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.1M341 million

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