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Chris Crutcher

Chris Crutcher, American novelist and short story writer

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Born
July 17, 1946
Age in 2026
80
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1946

About Chris Crutcher

Chris Crutcher is an American novelist and a family therapist. He received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2000 for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens. Crutcher's debut novel was Running Loose in 1983 about a senior in high school who has it all. Crutcher was born July 17, 1946, to a World War II B17 bomber pilot and a homemaker in Dayton, Ohio. After graduating from high school, Crutcher attended Eastern Washington State College (now Eastern Washington University) where he swam competitively and earned a BA in psychology and sociology. Crutcher taught at several primary and secondary schools in California and Washington before beginning his writing career.

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Chris Crutcher timeline

  1. Crutcher was born July 17, 1946, to a World War II B17 bomber pilot and a homemaker in Dayton, Ohio.
  2. Crutcher's debut novel was Running Loose in 1983 about a senior in high school who has it all.
  3. He received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2000 for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens.

The world when Chris Crutcher was born

Chris Crutcher was born in 1946. 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 1946

  • #1 song"The Christmas Song" – Nat King Cole
  • Top movieThe Best Years of Our Lives
  • Best-selling bookThe King's General – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst NBA (BAA) season begins
  • Top headlineUnited Nations General Assembly holds its first session
  • Technology milestoneENIAC — first general-purpose electronic computer
  • Defining fadBaby boom begins
  • Notable inventionTupperware
  • World population2.43 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population141.4M

1946 versus 2026

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

Measure19462026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,600$435,000
Average income$4,300$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.35$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population141.4M341 million

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