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Kurt Vonnegut Jr. By: Kyle, Kim and Sal November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007. Kurt’s life. Born November 11, 1922 Fifth generation German-American attended Cornell University
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Kurt Vonnegut Jr. • By: Kyle, Kim and Sal • November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007
Kurt’s life • Born November 11, 1922 • Fifth generation German-American • attended Cornell University • served as assistant managing editor and associate editor for the student newspaper, the Cornell Daily Sun, and majored in chemistry.
Kurt’s life continued • enlisted in the U.S. Army • army sent him to the Carnegie Institute of Technology and the University of Tennessee to study mechanical engineering • May 14, 1944, Mothers' Day, his mother committed suicide
Kurt’s life in the army • private with the 106th Infantry Division • captured by Wehrmacht troops on December 14, 1944 • Was a leader in the prison because he could speak some German. He was beaten and had his leadership taken away after he insulted the guards. • Later awarded the Purple Heart
Kurt’s life after • married his childhood sweetheart, Jane Marie Cox • They separated at 1970, no divorce until 1979. • Then married photographer Jill Krementz • Raised 7 children ( 3 with Jane)
Kurt’s Books/ Short Stories Player Piano The Sirens of TitanMother NightCat's Cradle God Bless You, Mr. RosewaterSlaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's CrusadeHappy Birthday, Wanda JuneBetween Time and TimbuktoBreakfast of ChampionsWampeters, Foma, and Granfalloons
Kurt’s Books/ Short Stories Slapstick, or Lonesome No More!JailbirdSun, Moon, Star Deadeye Dick Nothing Is Lost Save HonorGalapagos BluebeardHocus PocusFates Worse Than Death A Man without a Country
Kurt’s Death • Was a heavy smoker • died on April 11, 2007, in Manhattan, following a fall at his Manhattan home several weeks earlier which resulted in irreversible brain injuries.