Essie Summers

Essie Summers, New Zealand author (died 1998)

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Born: July 24, 1912
Died: August 27, 1998
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1912

About Essie Summers

Essie Summers was a New Zealand writer whose romance novels sold more than 19 million copies in 105 countries. She was known as New Zealand's "Queen of Romance." Summers was the first of many exceptionally successful New Zealand women writers of women's romance novels, e.g., Daphne de Jong and Robyn Donald. Her first published work was a poem, titled Gypsy Heart.

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The world when Essie Summers was born

Essie Summers was born in 1912. 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 1912

Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

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

Measure	1912	2026
Population	94.6M	341 million

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