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Franz Wright

Franz Wright, Austrian-American poet and translator (died 2015)

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Born
March 18, 1953
Died
May 14, 2015
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1953

About Franz Wright

Franz Wright was an American poet. He and his father James Wright are the only parent/child pair to have won the Pulitzer Prize in the same category. Wheeling Motel (Knopf, 2009) had selections put to music for the record Readings from Wheeling Motel. The poem won Poetry magazine's premier annual literary prize for best work published in the magazine during 2011.

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Franz Wright timeline

  1. Wheeling Motel (Knopf, 2009) had selections put to music for the record Readings from Wheeling Motel.
  2. The poem won Poetry magazine's premier annual literary prize for best work published in the magazine during 2011.

The world when Franz Wright was born

Franz Wright was born in 1953. 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 1953

  • #1 song"Doggie in the Window" – Patti Page
  • Top movieFrom Here to Eternity
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookCasino Royale – Ian Fleming

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentEdmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay summit Mount Everest
  • Top headlineCoronation of Queen Elizabeth II
  • Technology milestoneWatson and Crick discover the structure of DNA
  • Defining fadTV dinners
  • Notable inventionTV dinner
  • World population2.68 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population159.0M

1953 versus 2026

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

Measure19532026
Gas$0.29$3.45/gal
Average home$9,500$435,000
Average income$5,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.60$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population159.0M341 million

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