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Larry Collins, American-French journalist, historian, and author (died 2005)
John Lawrence Collins Jr. was an American writer. Larry Collins was born on September 14, 1929. The duo published their first fictional work, The Fifth Horseman, in 1981. Collins won the Deauville American Film Festival literary award in 1985, and the Mannesman Talley literary prize in 1989.
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Larry Collins (writer) was born in 1929. 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.
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| Measure | 1929 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.21 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $6,300 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $3,850 | $67,500 |
| Movie ticket | $0.25 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.02 | $0.73 |
| Population | 121.8M | 341 million |
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