Gann biography
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Merrilyn Gann Biography
Jan 3, 1963Birth Place:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Biography
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Considered by some to be the greatest trader of all time, William Delbert Gann was born on a farm outside of Lufkin, Texas on June 6, 1878. The firstborn of 11 children, Gann never graduated from grammar school or attended high school, having the obligation of working his family’s farm.
He was raised as a Baptist and kept his faith throughout his life. Gann began his trading career working in a brokerage in Texarkana while attending business school at night. He married Rena May Smith, and had two daughters. He moved to New York City in 1903 at the age of 25 and opened his own brokerage firm, W.D. Gann & Co.
In 1919 at the age of 41 he began publishing a daily market letter, the Supply and Demand Letter. The letter covered both stocks and commodities and made annual forecasts. In 1924 Gann’s published his first book, Truth of the lager Tape. His market forecasts during the twenties have been said to be 85 percent accurate.
Gann also made forecasts outside the wor
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Ernest K. Gann
American author (1910–1991)
Ernest Kellogg Gann (October 13, 1910 – December 19, 1991) was an American aviator, author, sailor, and conservationist. He is best known for his novels and memoirs about early aviation and nautical adventures. Some of his more famous aviation novels include The High and the Mighty and Island in the Sky, both of which were turned into Hollywood movies starring John Wayne. Gann's classic memoir of early commercial aviation, Fate Is the Hunter, is still in print today and considered by many as one of the greatest aviation books ever written.[1] Some of Gann's nautical-themed novels include Fiddler's Green and Soldier of Fortune, which were also turned into major motion pictures.
Early life
[edit]Gann was born October 13, 1910, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to George Kellogg Gann (1884-1958) and Caroline May Kupper (1890-1945). George was a telephone-company executive in Lincoln, Nebraska; St. Paul, Minnesota; and Chicag