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Ernest J. Gaines (Ernest James Gaines) was born on 15 January, 1933 in Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, USA, is a Writer. Discover Ernest J. Gaines's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of Ernest J. Gaines networth?

Popular As Ernest James Gaines
Occupation writer
Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 15 January, 1933
Birthday 15 January
Birthplace Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, USA
Date of death 5 November, 2019
Died Place Oscar, Louisiana, USA
Nationality United States

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Who Is Ernest J. Gaines's Wife?

His wife is Dianne Saulney (15 May 1993 - 5 November 2019) ( his death)

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Ernest J. Gaines Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Ernest J. Gaines worth at the age of 86 years old? Ernest J. Gaines’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from United States. We have estimated Ernest J. Gaines's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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2015

He began working in the fields when he was 8 years old, and attended classes in a church on the plantation where he was born. When he was 15 he moved to Vallejo, California, where his mother and stepfather lived. There he visited a library for the first time. He liked 19th-century Russian writers such as Turgenev and Chekhov, as well as the works of Faulkner, Steinbeck, Willa Cather and Zora Neale Hurston.

1999

He was a writer, known for A Lesson Before Dying (1999), The Sky Is Gray (1980) and A Gathering of Old Men (1987). He was married to Dianne Saulney.

1993

He received a MacArthur Award "genius grant" in 1993. In 2013 he was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama.

1933

Ernest J. Gaines was born on January 15, 1933 in Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, USA as Ernest James Gaines.