Joel Chandler Harris

Joel Chandler Harris was an American journalist and folklorist best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories. Born in Eatonton, Georgia, where he served as an apprentice on a plantation during his teenage years, Harris spent most of his adult life in Atlanta working as an associate editor at The Atlanta Constitution.

9 December 1845

Born on the same birth day (9 December): Allan Jones (cricketer) • André Randall • Bruno Ruffo • Dan Hicks (singer) • Denise van Deventer • Dick Van Patten • Gregorios Xenopoulos • Jaak Jõerüüt • Jean-Claude Juncker • Joan Armatrading • John Cassavetes • Joshua Sasse • Maksim Bahdanovič • Redd Foxx • V. Dakshinamoorthy • William Lipscomb • William Reynolds (actor) • World B. Free

Born in the same month (December 1845): Bruce Price • George I of Greece