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Bruce Coville

Bruce Coville, American author

Born
May 16, 1950
Age in 2026
76
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1950

About Bruce Coville

Bruce Farrington Coville is an author of young adult fiction. Coville was first published in 1977 and has written over 100 books. Coville knew he wanted to be a writer by his mid-teens, and by age 19 he "never looked back." His first book, The Foolish Giant, a picture book illustrated by his wife, Katherine Coville, was published in 1977. In 2012, Coville was the 23rd recipient of the "Empire State Award for Excellence in Literature for Young People" as awarded by the New York Library Association. He won first in 1992 for the novel My Teacher Glows in the Dark, in 2000 for I Was a 6th Grade Alien, and in 2006 for producing an audio adaptation of Robert A.

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Bruce Coville timeline

  1. Coville was first published in 1977 and has written over 100 books.
  2. Coville knew he wanted to be a writer by his mid-teens, and by age 19 he "never looked back." His first book, The Foolish Giant, a picture book illustrated by his wife, Katherine Coville, was published in 1977.
  3. He won first in 1992 for the novel My Teacher Glows in the Dark, in 2000 for I Was a 6th Grade Alien, and in 2006 for producing an audio adaptation of Robert A.
  4. In 2012, Coville was the 23rd recipient of the "Empire State Award for Excellence in Literature for Young People" as awarded by the New York Library Association.

The world when Bruce Coville was born

Bruce Coville was born in 1950. 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 1950

  • #1 song"Goodnight, Irene" – The Weavers
  • Top movieAll About Eve
  • Top TV showTexaco Star Theater
  • Best-selling bookThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentUSA beats England 1-0 in the FIFA World Cup
  • Top headlineKorean War begins as North Korea invades the South
  • Technology milestoneFirst credit card introduced (Diners Club)
  • Defining fadPoodle skirts
  • Notable inventionCredit card (Diners Club)
  • World population2.56 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population151.3M

1950 versus 2026

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

Measure19502026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,450$435,000
Average income$5,200$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.46$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population151.3M341 million

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