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John Updike
Born: 1932-03-18 - Died: 2009-01-27Cause of Death: Lung Cancer
Death Summary: At the age of 76, John Updike died after battling lunch cancer. Before passing away, he released a novel "The Widows of Eastwick," and had a collection of stories titled "My Father's Tears and Other Stories," scheduled to come out later in the year.
Who was John Updike : John Updike was an American writer of novels, poems, and other forms of writing. He is best known for his novel "The Witches of Eastwick," which would later become a major motion picture, and his Rabbit series (Rabbit, Run; Rabbit Redux; Rabbit Is Rich; Rabbit At Rest; and Rabbit Remembered).
Who was John Updike : John Updike was an American writer of novels, poems, and other forms of writing. He is best known for his novel "The Witches of Eastwick," which would later become a major motion picture, and his Rabbit series (Rabbit, Run; Rabbit Redux; Rabbit Is Rich; Rabbit At Rest; and Rabbit Remembered).
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Good literature never dies, thank you for bringing my lust for reading to a new level…
whaatt a great man, He filled my life with joy>let him rest in peace.
I loves those poems! Some were sexual…a wee bit…and that made me giggle as a teenager but I knew that he was greatness. RIP John. Thank you.
We met once; you signed some books for me. The occasion was memorable, but your writings touched me for a lifetime.
At the age of 76, John Updike died after battling lunch cancer??????