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T. M. Wright, American author, poet, and illustrator (died 2015)
Terrance "Terry" Michael Wright was an American author best known as a writer of horror fiction, speculative fiction, and poetry. Wright's first publication was a poem in the Newark Courier-Gazette in 1961. For his Ryerson Biergaten detective series, Wright wrote the first two entries under the pseudonym F.W.
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T. M. Wright was born in 1947. 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 | 1947 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.23 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $7,800 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $4,700 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.40 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.40 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 144.1M | 341 million |
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