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Jeannette Walls

1960 - Today

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Jeannette Walls (born April 21, 1960) is an American author and journalist widely known as former gossip columnist for MSNBC.com and author of The Glass Castle, a memoir of the nomadic family life of her childhood. Published in 2005, it had been on the New York Times Best Seller list for 421 weeks as of June 3, 2018. She is a 2006 recipient of the Alex Award and Christopher Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jeannette Walls is the 6,886th most popular writer, the 14,676th most popular biography from United States and the 1,044th most popular American Writer.

Jeannette Walls is most famous for her memoir "The Glass Castle," which recounts her unconventional and often tumultuous childhood. The book received critical acclaim and was adapted into a feature film, further solidifying her reputation as a prominent writer and journalist.

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Among people born in United States, Jeannette Walls ranks 14,678 out of 20,380Before her are Shiri Appleby (1978), Elaine Showalter (1941), John Pankow (1954), and Jane Rosenthal (1956). After her are Michaela McManus (1983), Judy Martz (1943), Konnor (1980), Antonio Brown (1988), Kent Conrad (1948), Autumn Reeser (1980), Jenny Simpson (1986), and Quinton Aaron (1984).

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