Literature · Media · Scholarship · 1930–2019
Harold Bloom — Age & Birthday
Born: 11 July 1930 · Died: 14 October 2019 · Age at death: 89
How old was Harold Bloom when he died?
Harold Bloom died aged 89. He was born on 11 July 1930 and died on 14 October 2019.
Respected American literary critic and long-serving Yale University professor
Did you know?He was known for his incredible reading speed and claimed to be able to finish a book in less than an hour.
Harold Bloom (July 11, 1930 – October 14, 2019) was an American literary critic and the Sterling Professor of humanities at Yale University. In 2017, Bloom was called "probably the most famous literary critic in the English-speaking world".
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- Age at death
- 89
- Would be
- 96
- Years since death
- 7
- Born
- July 11, 1930 · New York City, United States
- Died
- October 14, 2019
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Literature, Media, Scholarship
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