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Roger McDonald

Roger McDonald, Australian author and screenwriter

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Born
June 23, 1941
Age in 2026
85
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1941

About Roger McDonald

Hugh Roger McDonald is an Australian author of several novels and a number of non-fiction works. He is also an accomplished poet and TV scriptwriter. McDonald has since 1980 lived near Braidwood, NSW, apart from periods in Sydney and New Zealand. 1915 won The Age Book of the Year Award in 1979 and the South Australian Biennial Literature Prize in 1980. In 1982 it was made into a seven-part ABC-TV television series. (Scripting: Peter Yeldham) Shearers' Motel won the 1993 Banjo National Book Council Banjo Award for non-fiction. Darwin's Shooter, which in that year won the New South Wales Premier's Literary Award, the Victorian Premier's Literary Award, the South Australian Premier's Awards, and the Adelaide Festival Book of the Year.

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Roger McDonald timeline

  1. McDonald has since 1980 lived near Braidwood, NSW, apart from periods in Sydney and New Zealand. 1915 won The Age Book of the Year Award in 1979 and the South Australian Biennial Literature Prize in 1980.
  2. In 1982 it was made into a seven-part ABC-TV television series. (Scripting: Peter Yeldham) Shearers' Motel won the 1993 Banjo National Book Council Banjo Award for non-fiction.

The world when Roger McDonald was born

Roger McDonald was born in 1941. 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 1941

  • #1 song"Chattanooga Choo Choo" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieCitizen Kane
  • Best-selling bookThe Keys of the Kingdom – A.J. Cronin

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak
  • Top headlineJapan bombs Pearl Harbor — United States enters World War II
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial television broadcasts (CBS, NBC)
  • Defining fadVictory gardens
  • Notable inventionAerosol spray can
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population133.4M

1941 versus 2026

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

Measure19412026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,400$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population133.4M341 million

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