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Currently, Ernest J. Gaines is 91 years, 10 months and 6 days old. Ernest J. Gaines will celebrate 92rd birthday on a Wednesday 15th of January 2025. Below we countdown to Ernest J. Gaines upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Ernest J. Gaines |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Age | 91 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | January 15, 1933 (Louisiana) |
| Birthday | January 15 |
| Town/City | Louisiana |
| Nationality | Louisiana |
Ernest J. Gaines’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. According to astrologers, Capricorn is a sign that represents time and responsibility, and its representatives are traditional and often very serious by nature. These individuals possess an inner state of independence that enables significant progress both in their personal and professional lives. They are masters of self-control and have the ability to lead the way, make solid and realistic plans, and manage many people who work for them at any time. They will learn from their mistakes and get to the top based solely on their experience and expertise.
Ernest J. Gaines was born in the Year of the Rooster. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rooster are practical, resourceful, observant, analytical, straightforward, trusting, honest, perfectionists, neat and conservative. Compatible with Ox or Snake.
An African-American author, Gaines is best known for his award-winning novel, A Lesson Before Dying (1993), which tells the story of a black man who is sentenced to death for a crime that he did not commit. Gaines's other works include The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1971) and A Gathering of Old Men (1983).
He wrote his first novel when he was just seventeen years old. Several years later, he graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in literature.
He was the recipient of the prestigious National Humanities Medal.
He grew up in Louisiana as the oldest of twelve siblings. He married attorney Dianne Saulney.
He and Regina Carter both received MacArthur Grants.
