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John Updike Has Died

by Jerome Weeks 27 Jan 2009 12:49 PM

According to the Associated Press, the noted American novelist-critic-short-storywriter John Updike has died of lung cancer. He was 76. UPDATE: Much more thorough story from the NYT.

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According to the Associated Press, the noted American novelist-critic-short-storywriter John Updike has died of lung cancer. He was 76.

UPDATE: Much more thorough story from the NYT.

About Jerome Weeks

Jerome Weeks is the Senior Arts Reporter/Producer for KERA. Previously at The Dallas Morning News, he was the book columnist for 10 years and the drama critic for 10 years before that. His writing has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Salon, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, American Theatre and Men’s Vogue magazines. View more about Jerome Weeks.

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