Authors Who Died in July
Authors Who Died in July
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1896 – Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin‘ was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, USA on 14th June 1811. She died aged 85 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
2021 – Ann Rinaldi, author of ‘Girl in Blue‘ was born in New York City, New York, USA on 27th August 1934. She died aged 86 in Branchburg, New Jersey, USA.
2023 – Victoria Amelina, author of ‘Дім для Дома (Dom’s Dream Kingdom)‘ was born in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union on 1st January 1986. She died from her injuries days after a missile strike at a restaurant she was dining at aged 37 in Dnipro, Ukraine.
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1961 – Ernest Hemingway, author of ‘The Old Man and the Sea‘ was born in Oak Park, Illinois, USA on 21st July 1899. He died aged 61 in Ketchum, Idaho, USA.
1977 – Vladimir Nabokov, author of ‘Lolita‘ was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia on 22nd April 1899. He died aged 78 in Montreux, Switzerland.
2022 – Susie Steiner, author of ‘Homecoming‘ was born in London, England, UK on 29th June 1971. She died from brain cancer aged 51 in London, England, UK.
2023 – Minnie Bruce Pratt, author of ‘Crime Against Nature‘ was born in Selma, Alabama, USA on 12th September 1946. She died aged 76 in Syracuse, New York, USA.
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1826 – Thomas Jefferson, United States President and author of ‘The Jefferson Bible: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth‘ was born in Shadwell, Virginia, USA on 13th April 1743. He died aged 83 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
2022 – Betty Levin, author of ‘A Binding Spell‘ was born in New York City, New York, USA on 10th September 1927. She died aged 94 in Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA.
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2021 – Michelle Jerott, author of ‘Her Bodyguard‘ was born in Wisconsin, USA on 17th January 1961. Se died aged 60 in Wisconsin, USA.
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1932 – Kenneth Grahame, author of ‘The Wind in the Willows‘ was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 8th March 1859. He died aged 73 from intracerebral haemorrhage in Pangbourne, Berkshire, UK.
1962 – William Faulkner, author of ‘A Rose for Emily‘ was born in New Albany, Mississippi, USA on 25th September 1897. He died aged 64 in Byhalia, Mississippi, USA.
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1930 – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles‘ was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 22nd May 1859. He died aged 71 in Crowborough, East Sussex, UK.
2020 – Elizabeth Harrower, author of ‘In Certain Circles‘ was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 8th February 1928. She died aged 92 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
2023 – Mary Ann Hoberman, author of ‘The Cozy Book‘ was born in Sydney, Stamford, Connecticut, USA on 12th August 1930. She died aged 92 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA.
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2020 – Brad Watson, author of ‘The Heaven of Mercury‘ was born in Meridian, Mississippi, USA on 24th July 1955. He died aged 64 in Laramie, Wyoming, USA.
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2023 – Milan Kundera, author of ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being‘ was born Brno, Czechoslovakia on 1st April 1929. He died aged 94 in Paris, France.
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2020 – Joanna Cole, author of ‘The Magic School Bus‘ was born in Newark, New Jersey, USA on 11th August 1944. She died from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis aged 75 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA.
2024 – Evan Wright, author of ‘Generation Kill‘ was born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA on 12th December 1964. He died via suicide aged 59 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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2021 – Sally Miller Gearhart, author of ‘The Wanderground‘ was born in Pearisburg, Virginia, USA on 15th April 1931. She died aged 90 in Ukiah, California, USA.
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2021 – William F. Nolan, author of ‘Logan’s Run‘ was born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA on 15th April 1931. He died aged 93 in Vancouver, Washington, USA.
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2022 – Mary Ellin Barrett, author of ‘American Beauty‘ was born in New York, New York, USA on 25th November 1926. She died aged 95 in New York, New York, USA.
2024 – Benoît Duteurtre, author of ‘Sommeil Perdu‘ was born in Sainte-Adresse, Seine-Maritime, Upper Normandy, France on 20th March 1960. He died aged 64 in Vosges, France.
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1817 – Jane Austen, author of ‘Mansfield Park‘ was born in Steventon, Hampshire, UK on 16th December 1775. She died aged 41 in Winchester, Hampshire, UK.
1899 – Horatio Alger Jr, author of ‘The Young Bank Messenger‘ was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA on 14th January 1832. He died aged 67 at his sister’s house in South Natick, Massachusetts, USA.
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2024 – Jill Schary Robinson, author of ‘Follow Me Through Paris‘ was born in Los Angeles, California, USA on 30th May 1936. She died aged 88 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
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2021 – Patricia Kennealy-Morrison, author of ‘The Hawk’s Gray Feather‘ was born in New York City, New York, USA on 4th March 1946. She died aged 75 in New York City, New York, USA.
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2022 – Nanda Khare, author of ‘Kahani Manavpranyachi‘ was born in Nagpur, Central Provinces and Berar, British India in 1946. He died aged 76 in Pune, Maharashtra, India.
2022 – Stuart Woods, author of ‘Dead in the Water‘ was born in Manchester, Georgia, USA on 9th January 1938. He died aged 84 in Washington, Connecticut, USA.
2023 – Russell H. Greenan, author of ‘It Happened in Boston?‘ was born in New York, USA on 17th September 1925. He died aged 97 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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2022 – Anne-Marie Garat, author of ‘Photos de familles‘ was born in Bordeaux, Gironde, France on 9th October 1946. She died aged 75 in Paris, France.
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1946 – Gertrude Stein, author of ‘Tender Buttons‘ was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA on 3rd February 1874. She died aged 72 after having surgery for stomach cancer in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
2017 – Sam Shepard, Author of ‘The One Inside‘ was born in Fort Sheridan, Illinois, USA on 5th November 1943. He died from complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, aged 73 in Midway, Kentucky, USA.
2024 – Edna O’Brien, Author of ‘The Country Girls‘ was born in Tuamgraney, County Clare, Ireland on 15th December 1930. She died following a long illness aged 93 in London, UK.
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2024 – Francine Pascal, author of ‘Sweet Valley High‘ was born in New York City, New York, USA on 13th May 1932. She died from lymphoma aged 92 in New York City, New York, USA.
