Russell Banks

Does Russell Banks Dead or Alive?

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

🎂 Russell Banks - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

Currently, Russell Banks is 84 years, 8 months and 24 days old. Russell Banks will celebrate 85rd birthday on a Friday 28th of March 2025. Below we countdown to Russell Banks upcoming birthday.

🌙 Zodiac

Russell Banks’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Russell Banks was born in the Year of the Dragon. A powerful sign, those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dragon are energetic and warm-hearted, charismatic, lucky at love and egotistic. They’re natural born leaders, good at giving orders and doing what’s necessary to remain on top. Compatible with Monkey and Rat.

About

An American poet and fiction author, he is best known for such novels as Continental Drift, Affliction, and Rule of the Bone. His poetry collections include Snow and Waiting to Freeze.

Before Fame

As a young man, he dropped out of Colgate University. Many years later, he studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Trivia

He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1976.

Family Life

He was married several times and had four daughters. His fourth wife, Chase Twichell, also had a career as a writer.

Associated With

As a young man, he wanted to join Fidel Castro's army in Cuba; however, this plan never came to fruition.

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