Frank Norris

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As per our current Database, Frank Norris is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).

🎂 Frank Norris - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

Currently, Frank Norris is 154 years, 8 months and 0 days old. Frank Norris will celebrate 155rd birthday on a Wednesday 5th of March 2025. Below we countdown to Frank Norris upcoming birthday.

🌙 Zodiac

Frank Norris’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Frank Norris was born in the Year of the Horse. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Horse love to roam free. They’re energetic, self-reliant, money-wise, and they enjoy traveling, love and intimacy. They’re great at seducing, sharp-witted, impatient and sometimes seen as a drifter. Compatible with Dog or Tiger.

About

An American naturalist author, he is best known for works such as The Octopus: A Story of California (1901) and The Pit (1903). His 1899 work, McTeague, was adapted into both a film and an opera.

Before Fame

He studied painting for two years at the Academie Julian in Paris. Later, he attended both the University of California-Berkeley and Harvard University.

Trivia

During the Spanish-American War, he worked in Cuba as a war correspondent for McClure's Magazine.

Family Life

He was born in Chicago, Illinois to Gertrude Glorvina Doggett, an actress, and Benjamin Norris, a businessman. He and his wife, Jeannette Black, had a child in 1901.

Associated With

His book, The Pit, inspired the short film, A Corner in Wheat, which was directed by DW Griffith.

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