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Caroline Gordon

Caroline Gordon, American author and critic (died 1981)

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Born
October 6, 1895
Died
April 11, 1981
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1895

About Caroline Gordon

Caroline Ferguson Gordon was an American novelist and literary critic who, while still in her thirties, received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1932 and an O. Henry Award in 1934. Ford served as a mentor to Gordon, counseling her on her literary work and prodding her into completing her first novel Penhally, published in 1931. Henry was a unique second-place prize awarded for her 1934 short story "Old Red", published in Scribner's Magazine. In 1916, Gordon graduated from Bethany College and became a writer of society news for the Chattanooga Reporter newspaper in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Caroline Gordon timeline

  1. In 1916, Gordon graduated from Bethany College and became a writer of society news for the Chattanooga Reporter newspaper in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
  2. Ford served as a mentor to Gordon, counseling her on her literary work and prodding her into completing her first novel Penhally, published in 1931.
  3. Henry was a unique second-place prize awarded for her 1934 short story "Old Red", published in Scribner's Magazine.

The world when Caroline Gordon was born

Caroline Gordon was born in 1895. 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 1895

  • Top movieWorkers Leaving the Lumière Factory (first public film)

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineCuban War of Independence begins
  • Technology milestoneLumière brothers hold first public film screening
  • World population~1.55B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population68.0M

1895 versus 2026

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

Measure18952026
Population68.0M341 million

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