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John Updike
American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic.
Born March 18th, 1932 in Reading. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2009 at 76 years old in Danvers (lung cancer). [ref]
Occupations
art critic, author, children's writer, essayist, journalist, literary critic, novelist, playwright, poet, science fiction writer, writer
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Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years. Ausonius