Age, Biography and Wiki
Gerald Haslam was born on 18 March, 1937 in Bakersfield, California, U.S., is an American writer (1937–2021). Discover Gerald Haslam'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 networth at the age of 84 years old?
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Author |
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84 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
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18 March, 1937 |
| Birthday |
18 March |
| Birthplace |
Bakersfield, California, U.S. |
| Date of death |
13 April, 2021 |
| Died Place |
Petaluma |
| Nationality |
United States
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Gerald Haslam Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Gerald Haslam's Wife?
His wife is Janice E. Pettichord
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Janice E. Pettichord |
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5 |
Gerald Haslam Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Gerald Haslam worth at the age of 84 years old? Gerald Haslam’s income source is mostly from being a successful writer. He is from United States. We have estimated Gerald Haslam's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
writer |
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Timeline
Gerald William Haslam (March 18, 1937 – April 13, 2021) was an author focused on rural and small towns in California's Great Central Valley including its poor and working-class people of all colors.
A native of Oildale, California, Haslam has received numerous literary awards.
Haslam was born in Bakersfield, California in 1937.
The son of an oil worker, he grew up in nearby Oildale where Merle Haggard was a neighbor.
He attended Garces Memorial High School before working as a farm field hand, a store clerk and an oil field roustabout and roughneck.
He attended Bakersfield College 1955–57, 1960–61, then married Janice Eileen Pettichord in 1961.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1958 through 1960.
He later attended San Francisco State University, where he earned a B.A. in 1963 and an M.A. in 1965.
Haslam also attended, and gave great credit to, Washington State University, 1965 and 1966.
Haslam was a professor of English at Sonoma State University (SSU) from 1967 to 1997.
After becoming a professor emeritus, he occasionally taught for the Oscher Lifelong Learning program (Sonoma State University).
He completed a Ph.D. from The Union Graduate School (Cincinnati, OH), in 1980.
He played college football, ran track and boxed in the Golden Gloves.
He is a member of the Bakersfield College Track/Cross-country Hall of Fame.
("Gerald Haslam. the Heartland's Voice," The Californians, Jan.-Feb., 1988).
Haslam's wife, Janice Eileen Haslam, has edited all his books and co-authored three of them.
They resided in Penngrove, California.
They are the parents of Fred Haslam, lead developer of Sim City 2000; of "Anomalies" website developer Garth Haslam; and of magazine editor Alexandra Russell, who has been her father's partner on two books.
His other two children—research biologist Simone Haslam Sawyer and Carlos Haslam, a vivarium manager -— are not involved in writing or publishing.
He was also survived by 14 grandchildren.
According to Russell, Haslam died of prostate cancer at Petaluma Valley Hospital in Petaluma on April 13, 2021, aged 84, which was confirmed by an article in The Press Democrat.
Haslam wrote his own obituary, which was discovered shortly after his death.
He taught part time at the Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning at the University of San Francisco from 2001 to 2015.
Concurrent with his teaching at SSU, Haslam published numerous articles and stories in national and regional magazines.
He was a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle's Sunday magazine and was a Contributing Writer for the Los Angeles Times Sunday magazine, and continued to be an op-ed contributor to the Sacramento Bee.
Haslam also served as a commentator for KQED-FM's "The California Report."
His writing is widely anthologized.
With his wife Janice E. Haslam, Haslam examined the life of Senator S. I. Hayakawa (In Thought and Action: The Enigmatic Life of S. I. Hayakawa) and the life of a Depression migrant (Leon Patterson: A California Story).
Reviewer David Peck labeled Haslam "the quintessential California writer."
