Gary Paulsen
(1939-2021)

American writer (1939–2021) – Gary Paulsen was born in Minneapolis (City in and county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States) on May 17th, 1939 and died in Tularosa (Town in Otero County, New Mexico, United States) on October 13th, 2021 at the age of 82. Today Gary Paulsen would be 84 years old.

Age

how old was Gary Paulsen when he died?

Gary Paulsen died in 2021 at the age of 82.

Biographical data

Birthday	May 17th, 1939 (Wednesday)
Place of Birth	Minneapolis City in and county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Death Date	October 13th, 2021 (Wednesday)
Death place	Tularosa Town in Otero County, New Mexico, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Taurus (The Bull) ♉
Chinese Zodiac	Rabbit 兔

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Gary Paulsen

Birthday

When was Gary Paulsen born?

Gary Paulsen was born on May 17th, 1939.

Death

When did Gary Paulsen die?

Gary Paulsen died on October 13th, 2021 at the age of 82 in Tularosa (Town in Otero County, New Mexico, United States). Today Gary Paulsen would be 84 years old.