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Edwin O'Connor

Edwin O'Connor, American journalist and author (died 1968)

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Born
July 29, 1918
Died
March 23, 1968
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1918

About Edwin O'Connor

Edwin Greene O'Connor was an American journalist, novelist, and radio commentator. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1962 for his novel The Edge of Sadness (1961). His ancestry was Irish, and his novels concerned the Irish-American experience and often dealt with the lives of politicians and priests. He also published his first novel, The Oracle (1951).

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Edwin O'Connor timeline

  1. He also published his first novel, The Oracle (1951).
  2. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1962 for his novel The Edge of Sadness (1961).

The world when Edwin O'Connor was born

Edwin O'Connor was born in 1918. 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 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Edwin O'Connor's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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