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- Birth nameGary James Paulsen
- Gary Paulsen was born on May 17, 1939 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was a writer, known for Snow Dogs (2002), A Cry in the Wild (1990) and Alien Tales (1995). He was married to Ruth Wright Paulsen. He died on October 13, 2021 in Tularosa, New Mexico, USA.
- SpousesRuth Wright Paulsen(? - October 13, 2021) (his death)? (divorced, 1 child)? (divorced, 2 children)
- Themes in his works are the importance of nature, coming of age and survival.
- He joined the army at age 17, and tested missiles in the New Mexico desert.
- He grew up in Thief River Falls, Minnesota.
- Paulsen was critical of technology and has been called a Luddite.
- Before becoming a full-time writer, he was a satellite technician, construction worker, ranch hand, truck driver, and magazine editor. He worked as a trapper, rode a motorcycle from Texas to Alaska, and raced in the Iditarod three times.
- Paulsen was an outdoorsman (a specialist in hunting and trapping), and maintained a 40-acre (160,000 m2) land lot in the north of Willow, Alaska, where he bred and trained sled dogs.
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