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84 years old
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Virgo
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Celebrities born on September 8
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Jack Prelutsky is an American writer of children's poetry who has published over 50 books of poetry. He was the first American children's poet to win the award from 2006 to 2008 when the Poetry Organization created the award. Jack Prelutsky was born on September 8, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York, to Charles Prelutsky, an electrician, and Dorothea Prelutsky, a housewife. When he was still a child, a fire killed his family and he was saved by Uncle Charlie, his 56-year-old father. He attended local public schools in the Bronx, hated the experience, and was bored of studying. Prelutsky claims he hated poetry when he was young. He said, “When I was in elementary school, I had a teacher who, in retrospect, didn't like poetry itself. She is determined to deliver heavy punches and fatal blows so you can trust her opinion of the people imprisoned in her basement. The program told her that she had to recite a poem once a week.
BornSeptember 08, 1940, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
OccupationPoet
LanguageEnglish
EducationThe High School of Music & Art
Notable awardsU.S. Children's Poet Laureate (2006) (Poetry Foundation), Scandiuzzi Children's Book Award (2007) (Washington State Book Award)
SpouseCarolynn Prelutsky

About Jack Prelutsky

Poet Jack Prelutsky was born on September 8, 1940 in New York, United States (He's 84 years old now).

Children's poet known for such works as The New Kid on the Block and Ride a Purple Pelican. In 2006, he was named the Poetry Foundation's U.S. Children's Poet Laureate.

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Jack Prelutsky before becoming famous

Jack Prelutsky was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1940 is also the year of Dragon (龍) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He went to Hunter College but dropped out after failing English several times.

Achievement of Jack Prelutsky

Arthur, an animated PBS series, included him in an episode.

Jack Prelutsky's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born and reared in the city of New York. In 1979, he married Carolynn Prelutsky.

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He met and befriended Folk Singer Bob Dylan while working at a Greenwich Village bookstore.

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Jack Prelutsky Income & Net worth

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