Literature · 1900–1938
Thomas Wolfe — Age & Birthday
Born: 3 October 1900 · Died: 15 September 1938 · Age at death: 37
How old was Thomas Wolfe when he died?
Thomas Wolfe died aged 37. He was born on 3 October 1900 and died on 15 September 1938.
American novelist who wrote the influential book Look Homeward, Angel
Did you know?Standing over six feet tall, he famously used the top of a refrigerator as a desk so he could write while standing up.
Thomas Clayton Wolfe (October 3, 1900 – September 15, 1938) was an American novelist and short story writer. He is known largely for his first novel, Look Homeward, Angel (1929), and for the short fiction that appeared during the last years of his life.
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- Age at death
- 37
- Would be
- 126
- Years since death
- 88
- Born
- October 3, 1900 · Asheville, United States
- Died
- September 15, 1938
- Cause of death
- Tuberculosis
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Literature
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