Erskine Caldwell

Erskine Caldwell, American novelist and short story writer (died 1987)

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Born: December 17, 1903
Died: April 11, 1987
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1903

About Erskine Caldwell

Erskine Preston Caldwell (December 17, 1903 – April 11, 1987) was an American novelist and short story writer. His writings about poverty, racism and social problems in his native Southern United States, in novels such as Tobacco Road (1932) and God's Little Acre (1933), won him critical acclaim. With cumulative sales of 10 million and 14 million copies, respectively, Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre rank as two of the best-selling American novels of all time, with the former being adapted into a 1933 play that set a Broadway record for consecutive performances, since surpassed.

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Career and life highlights

With cumulative sales of 10 million and 14 million copies, respectively, Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre rank as two of the best-selling American novels of all-time, with the former being adapted.

The world when Erskine Caldwell was born

Erskine Caldwell was born in 1903. 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 1903

Top movieThe Great Train Robbery (first narrative film)
Best-selling book"Lady Rose's Daughter" – Mrs. Humphry Ward

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst World Series — Boston vs Pittsburgh
Top headlineWright brothers achieve first powered flight
Technology milestoneFirst powered airplane flight (12 seconds, 120 feet)
World population~1.63B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
U.S. population80.4M

1903 versus 2026

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

Measure	1903	2026
Population	80.4M	341 million

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