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Frank McCourt, American author and educator (died 2009)
Francis McCourt was an Irish-American teacher and writer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book Angela's Ashes, a tragicomic memoir of the misery and squalor of his childhood. In 2002 he was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Western Ontario.
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Frank McCourt was born in 1930. 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.
These figures put everyday life in Frank McCourt's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1930 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.20 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $6,000 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $3,500 | $67,500 |
| Movie ticket | $0.25 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.02 | $0.73 |
| Population | 123.2M | 341 million |
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