Deaths in October - 2016
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Playwright Dario Fo died October 13 at the age of 90. He wrote Death of a Accidental Anarchist.
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Professor Delia Davin died on 13 October at the age of 72. Her books included Woman-Work and Mao: A Very Short Introduction.
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Short story writer Thom Jones died October 14 at the age of 71. He wrote The Pugilist at Rest, Sonny Liston Was a Friend of Mine and Cold Snap. He also wrote a children's series of books, Guardians of Elestra.
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Cosmetic dentist Irwin Smigel died October 17 at the age of 92. He wrote Dental Health, Dental Beauty.
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Political protester turned California politician Tom Hayden died October 23 at the age of 76. He wrote Long Sixties: From 1960 to Barack Obama, The Port Huron Statement: The Vision Call of the 1960s Revolution, Street Wars: Gangs and the Future of Violence and several other books.
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Poet David Antin died October 13 at the age of 84. His books include Talking at the Boundaries and Tuning.
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Janitor turned author Thom Jones died October 14 at the age of 71. He wrote Sonny Liston was a friend of Mine.
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Curator Edgar Munhall died October 24 at the age of 83. His books include Greuze the Draftsman andWhistler& Montesquiou.
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Photographer and cinematographer Wolfgang Suschitzky died October 7 at the age of 104. He wrote Photographing Children.
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Polish film director Andrzej Wajda died October 9 at the age of 90. His autobiography was called Double Vision My Life in Film.
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Judaic scholar Prof. Jacob Neusner died October 8 at the age of 84. His many books include The Mishnah: A new Translation and A Rabbi Talks with Jesus.
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When he was 12 years old Donn Fendler was lost in the Maine woods for nine days. He died October 9 at the age of 90. He told of his ordeal in Lost on a Mountain in Maine and Lost Trail: Nine days Alone in the Wilderness.
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Civil rights attorney Jack Greenberg died October 12 at the age of 91. His books include Crusaders in the Courts and Race Relations and American Law.
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King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand died October 13 at the age of 88. His books include The Story of Tongdaeng and The Story of Mahajanaka.
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Theologian James F. Colaianni died October 6 at the age of 94. His books include Sunday Sermons Treasury of Illustrations and Christians are the Neediest People.
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Photographer Louis Stettner died October 13 at the age of 93. His books include Louis Stettner: Wisdom Cries Out in the Streets and Louis Stettner's New York.
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Former player for the New York Jets, Dennis Byrd was killed in a car crash on October 15 at the age of 50. His autobiography was called Rise and Walk: The Trial and Triumph of Dennis Byrd.
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Curator Klaus Kertess died October 8 at the age of 76. His books include Joan Mitchell and Brice Marden: Paintings and Drawings.
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Acoustics designer Leo Beranek died October 10 at the age of 102. His books include Acoustics and Concert Halls and Opera Houses.
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Princeton educator William G. Bowen died October 20 at the age of 83. His books include The Shape of the River and The Game of Life: College Sports and Educational Values.
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Computer guru David Bunnell died October 18 at the age of 69. He wrote Making the Cisco Connection and An Introduction to Micro-computing Volume 1.
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Feminist philosopher Sandra Lee Bartky died October 18 at the age of 81. Her books include Femininity and Domination and Sympathy and Solidarity.
Comic artist Steve Dillon died October 22 at the age of 54. His works include the series Preacher and John Constantine, Hellblazer.
Former chef to Jackie Kennedy, Annemarie Huste got fired for talking too much. She died october 19 at the age of 73. Her books include Annemarie's personal CookBook, To the Good Life: Entertaining with Annemarie and Annemarie's Cookingschool CookBook.
Famed pilot Bob Hoover died October 25 at the age of 94. He was the author of Forever Flying.
Sci Fi author Sherri Tepper died October 24 at the age of 87. Her many books include Grass and The Gate to Women's Country.
Comic artist Steve Dillon died October 22 at the age of 54. His works include the series Preacher and John Constantine, Hellblazer.
Former chef to Jackie Kennedy, Annemarie Huste got fired for talking too much. She died october 19 at the age of 73. Her books include Annemarie's personal CookBook, To the Good Life: Entertaining with Annemarie and Annemarie's Cookingschool CookBook.
Famed pilot Bob Hoover died October 25 at the age of 94. He was the author of Forever Flying.
Sci Fi author Sherri Tepper died October 24 at the age of 87. Her many books include Grass and The Gate to Women's Country.
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Poet Lucia Perillo died October 16 at the age of 58. Her books include Happiness is a Chemical in the Brain: Stories, Luck is luck: Poems and On the Spectrum of Possible Deaths.
Androgynous pop star Pete Burns died October 23 at the age of 57. He wrote Freak Unique: My Autobiography.
Androgynous pop star Pete Burns died October 23 at the age of 57. He wrote Freak Unique: My Autobiography.
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Religious cartoonist Jack T. Chick died October 23 at the age of 92. His books include The Next Step, Smokescreens and Last Call.
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Astronomer and lunar cartographer Ewen A. Whitaker died October 11 at the age of 94. He wrote Mapping and Naming the Moon.
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Prolific young adult fantasy author Natalie Babbit died October 31 at the age of 84. Her books include Tuck Everlasting, Kneeknock Rise and The Search for Delicious.
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Children's book illustrator for the Ladybird series and Eagle Comics, Martin Aitchison died October 22 at the age of 96. His work can also be seen in Well Loved Tales.
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Historian who specialized in the occult, Richard Cavendish died on October 21 at the age of 86. His many books include The Black Arts, Mythology: An Illustrated Encyclopedia and Man, Myth and Magic Sets.
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Chemist John D. Roberts died October 29 at the age of 98. His books include Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry and Notes on Molecular Orbital Calculations.
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Film maker Lowell Thomas, Jr. died October 1 at the age of 92. His books include Out of This World; Across the Himalayas to Forbidden Tibet and Famous First Flights That Changed History.
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Scottish artist and esotericist Benjamin Creme died October 24 at the age of 93. His books include Reappearance of Christ and the Masters of Wisdom, Transmission: A meditation for the New Age and Maitreya's Mission.
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British journalist and adventurer known as The Wildnerness Man, Mike Tomkies died October 6 at the age of 88. His books include A Last Wild place and The Robert Mitchum Story.
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Literary agent Carole Blake died October 25 at the age of 70. She wrote From Pitch to Publication: Everything You Need to Know to Get your Novel Published.
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Law professor Norman Palmer died October 3 at the age of 69. He worked to help clients reclaim artifacts. His books include Museums and the Holocaust and Interests in Goods.
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Art expert Anne O. Cookshank died in late October at the age of 89. Her books include Ireland's Painters 1600-1940 and Irish Art from 1600.
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