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James McAuley

James Phillip McAuley, Australian Poet (died 1976)

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Born
October 12, 1917
Died
October 15, 1976
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1917

About James McAuley

James Phillip McAuley was an Australian academic, poet, journalist, literary critic, and a prominent convert to Roman Catholicism. He was involved in the Ern Malley poetry hoax. A portrait of McAuley by Jack Carington Smith won the 1963 Archibald prize. In 1956 he and Richard Krygier founded the literary and cultural journal, Quadrant and was chief editor until 1963.

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James McAuley timeline

  1. In 1956 he and Richard Krygier founded the literary and cultural journal, Quadrant and was chief editor until 1963.
  2. A portrait of McAuley by Jack Carington Smith won the 1963 Archibald prize.

The world when James McAuley was born

James McAuley was born in 1917. 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 1917

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
  • Top headlineUS enters World War I
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
  • World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

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

Measure19172026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Population100.8M341 million

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