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| Popular As | John Winslow Irving |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Age | 82 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Born | March 2, 1942 (Exeter, NH) |
| Birthday | March 2 |
| Town/City | Exeter, NH |
| Nationality | NH |
John Winslow Irving’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.
John Winslow Irving 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.
An American author of fiction and screenplays, he is known for novels such as The World According to Garp (1978), A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989), and The Cider House Rules (1985). Many of his novels were adapted into films.
He attended the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop. In his mid-twenties, he published his debut novel, Setting Free the Bears.
His screenplay for The Cider House Rules won him an Academy Award.
He grew up in Exeter, New Hampshire, where he attended the prestigious Phillips Exeter Academy. With his wife, Janet Turnbull, he had one son.
He studied alongside Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.
