Birth Name: Margaret Mahy
Occupation: Young Adult Author
Place Of Birth: New Zealand
Date Of Birth: March 21, 1936
Date Of Death: July 23, 2012
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: New Zealander
Margaret Mahy was born on the 21st of March, 1936. She was best known for being a Young Adult Author. Notable for her Carnegie Medal-winning young adult books The Changeover and The Haunting, Mahy also penned the classic and widely-translated works The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate and A Lion in the Meadow.
Margaret Mahy was born in New Zealand. After studying at both Auckland University College and Canterbury University College, she trained as a librarian and was eventually hired as the Canterbury Public Library’s head Children’s Librarian. Her numerous literary honors include the 2006 Hans Christian Andersen Award; the 2003 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Award; and the 2005 Phoenix Award.
Margaret Mahy was a Aries and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
Margaret Mahy was born in 1930s. The 1930s were called the Great Depression (1929-1939). It was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. Despite the Great Depression, Hollywood and popular film production flourished. Radio was the main source of entertainment, information, and political propaganda, and jazz, blues, gospel, and folk music, became immensely popular. Discover what happened on this day.
Margaret Mahy is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.
Education
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Family
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Personal Life
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Margaret Mahy was born in the Year of the Rat.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Margaret Mahy |
| NICKNAME: | Margaret |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Aries |
| BIRTH DAY: | Saturday |
| DEATH DAY: | Monday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Margaret Mahy was a Aries. People of this zodiac sign like physical challenges, taking on leadership roles, individual sports and dislike inactivity, delays, and work that doesn't use one's talents. The strengths of this sign are being courageous, determined, confident, enthusiastic, optimistic, while weaknesses can be to be impatient, moody, short-tempered, impulsive and aggressive. The greatest overall compatibility with Aries is Libra and Leo.
Chinese Zodiac: Margaret Mahy was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are clever and charming. They're curious, but sometimes too motivated by money.
Ruling Planet: Margaret Mahy had a ruling planet of Mars and has a ruling planet of Mars and by astrological associations Tuesday is ruled by Mars. This planet symbolizes the principle of assertive drive and energy. People who are born with Mars as the ruling planet have huge drive, aggression and commpetitiveness.
Margaret Mahy’s birth sign is Aries and she had a ruling planet of Mars.
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