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T. M. Wright

T. M. Wright, American author, poet, and illustrator (died 2015)

Born
September 9, 1947
Died
October 31, 2015
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1947

About T. M. Wright

Terrance "Terry" Michael Wright (September 9, 1947 – October 31, 2015) was an American author best known as a writer of horror fiction, speculative fiction, and poetry. == Life == Terrance Michael Wright was born September 9, 1947 in Syracuse, New York. His father was a traveling salesman and his mother a secretary and later a teacher. He was one of six children. His twin brother, T. Lucien Wright, was also an author in the dark fantasy genre. T.M. Wright's first publication was a poem in the Newark Courier-Gazette in 1961. His first book was a 1968 non-fiction study on unidentified flying objects, entitled The Intelligent Man's Guide to Flying Saucers (1968; not connected to Isaac Asimov's The Intelligent Man's Guide to series). It was published by AS Barnes's imprint in New Jersey. In one of his later interviews, Wright defined his own style as "existential horror, existential dark fantasy." He also claimed he'd rather "be remembered as a poet than a novelist." An accomplished artist, Wright made the art for some editions of his own books, such as that in his anthology Bone Soup (2010). == Work == Wright started his fiction career with the novel Strange Seed, published in hardcover in 1978 and in paperback in 1980.

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The world when T. M. Wright was born

T. M. Wright was born in 1947. 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 1947

  • #1 song"Near You" – Francis Craig
  • Top movieMiracle on 34th Street
  • Top TV showHowdy Doody
  • Best-selling bookThe Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJackie Robinson breaks baseball's color barrier
  • Top headlineJackie Robinson breaks Major League Baseball's color barrier
  • Technology milestoneTransistor invented at Bell Labs
  • Defining fadFlying saucer mania
  • Notable inventionPolaroid instant camera
  • World population2.47 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia Warriors (BAA)
  • U.S. population144.1M

1947 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in T. M. Wright's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19472026
Gas$0.23$3.45/gal
Average home$7,800$435,000
Average income$4,700$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.40$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population144.1M341 million

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