N Scott Momaday

About N Scott Momaday

Birth Day: February 27, 1934
Birth Place: Lawton, OK

N Scott Momaday

N Scott Momaday was born on February 27, 1934 in Lawton, OK. A key figure in the Native American Renaissance, he is best known for his novel, House Made of Dawn, which received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1969. His other literary works include The Way to Rainy Mountain (1969) and The Gourd Dancer (1976).
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Popular As N Scott Momaday
Occupation Novelist
Age 90 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born February 27, 1934 (Lawton, OK)
Birthday February 27
Town/City Lawton, OK
Nationality OK

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N Scott Momaday’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

N Scott Momaday was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.

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About

A key figure in the Native American Renaissance, he is best known for his novel, House Made of Dawn, which received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1969. His other literary works include The Way to Rainy Mountain (1969) and The Gourd Dancer (1976).

Before Fame

He earned a Ph.D. from Stanford University in the early 1960s. He published his first work, The Journey of Tai-me, in 1967.

Trivia

He was one of the subjects of the 1996 Ken Burns documentary, The West.

Family Life

The son of Natachee Scott Momaday (a writer) and Al Momaday (an artist), he held membership in the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma. In 1959, he married Gaye Mangold.

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He received the Medal of Arts from George W. Bush.

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