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Michael Lederer

Michael Lederer, American author, poet, and playwright

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Born
July 9, 1956
Age in 2026
70
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1956

About Michael Lederer

Michael Lederer is an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist currently living in Berlin, Germany. Die Welt has called him "an archaeologist among the great American writers." In 1984–85, Lederer and his first wife Judy were living in La Herradura, a fishing village in the south of Spain. The German title is "Nichts ist mehr für die Ewigheit." In 1998, Lederer co-founded the Safe Haven Museum in Oswego, New York. The community was founded by Joan Baez and her then-husband David Harris as the Institute for the Study of Non-Violence.

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Michael Lederer timeline

  1. In 1984–85, Lederer and his first wife Judy were living in La Herradura, a fishing village in the south of Spain.
  2. The German title is "Nichts ist mehr für die Ewigheit." In 1998, Lederer co-founded the Safe Haven Museum in Oswego, New York.

The world when Michael Lederer was born

Michael Lederer was born in 1956. 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 1956

  • #1 song"Heartbreak Hotel" – Elvis Presley
  • Top movieAround the World in 80 Days
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookPeyton Place – Grace Metalious

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentDon Larsen pitches a perfect game in the World Series
  • Top headlineElvis Presley takes America by storm
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic telephone cable (TAT-1)
  • Defining fadElvis Presley mania
  • Notable inventionHard disk drive (IBM)
  • World population2.82 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia Warriors (NBA)
  • U.S. population168.1M

1956 versus 2026

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

Measure19562026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$11,700$435,000
Average income$6,500$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.50$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population168.1M341 million

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