Literature · Media · 1932–2009
John Updike — Age & Birthday
Born: 18 March 1932 · Died: 27 January 2009 · Age at death: 76
How old was John Updike when he died?
John Updike died aged 76. He was born on 18 March 1932 and died on 27 January 2009.
American novelist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner
Did you know?He originally intended to become a cartoonist and contributed many of his own drawings to The New Yorker magazine.
John Hoyer Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic.
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- Age at death
- 76
- Would be
- 94
- Years since death
- 17
- Born
- March 18, 1932 · Reading, United States
- Died
- January 27, 2009
- Cause of death
- Lung cancer
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Literature, Media
Family
- Father
- Wesley Russell Updike
- Mother
- Linda Grace Hoyer
- Spouses
- Martha Ruggles Bernhard, Mary Entwistle Pennington
- Children
- David Updike, Elizabeth Updike Cobblah
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- See the front page from the day John Updike was bornA newspaper front page for 18 March 1932, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayJohn Updike would be 94 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryJohn Updike's 95th birthday is in 143 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!95th
- Death anniversaryThe 18th anniversary of John Updike's death is in 93 days. A moment to remember their legacy.18th
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