Joseph Hansen (writer)

Joseph Hansen, American author and poet (died 2004)

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Born: July 19, 1923
Died: November 24, 2004
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1923

About Joseph Hansen (writer)

Joseph Hansen was an American crime writer and poet, best known for a series of novels featuring private eye Dave Brandstetter. Joseph Hansen (July 19, 1923 – November 24, 2004) was an American crime writer and poet, best known for a series of novels featuring private eye Dave Brandstetter. Hansen had begun writing at the age of nine; his first published work, a poem, appeared in The New Yorker, in 1952. In 1965, Hansen wrote his first novel Strange Marriage, published under the pseudonym "James Colton".

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Joseph Hansen (writer) timeline

1923Joseph Hansen (July 19, 1923 – November 24, 2004) was an American crime writer and poet, best known for a series of novels featuring private eye Dave Brandstetter.
1952Hansen had begun writing at the age of nine; his first published work, a poem, appeared in The New Yorker, in 1952.
1965In 1965, Hansen wrote his first novel Strange Marriage, published under the pseudonym "James Colton".

The world when Joseph Hansen (writer) was born

Joseph Hansen (writer) was born in 1923. 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 1923

#1 song"Yes! We Have No Bananas"
Top movieThe Ten Commandments (Cecil B. DeMille)
Best-selling bookBlack Oxen – Gertrude Atherton

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst 24 Hours of Le Mans race
Top headlineTime magazine publishes its first issue
Technology milestoneFirst neon signs appear in the United States
Defining fadDance marathons
Notable inventionFrozen food process (Clarence Birdseye)
World population1.93 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding / Calvin Coolidge
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
U.S. population111.9M

1923 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Joseph Hansen (writer)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1923	2026
Gas	$0.22	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,700	$435,000
Average income	$3,380	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	111.9M	341 million

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