1922 - 1998
William Gaddis American Novelist
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American Novelist William Gaddis passed away on 16th Dec 1998 East Hampton, NY, USA aged 75. Born William Thomas Gaddis, Jr. on 29th December, 1922 (Capricorn) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA and educated at Farmingdale High School, William Gaddis is most remembered for A Frolic of His Own. His zodiac sign is Capricorn.
William Gaddis is a member of the following lists: 1998 deaths, People from New York City and American novelists.
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| First Name |
William
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| Last Name |
Gaddis
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| Full Name at Birth |
William Thomas Gaddis, Jr.
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| Birthday |
29th December, 1922
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| Birthplace |
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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| Died |
16th December, 1998
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| Place of Death |
East Hampton, NY, USA
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| Cause of Death |
Prostate Cancer
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| Build |
Average
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Light
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| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Merricourt Boarding School in Berlin, CT, Farmingdale High School
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| University |
Harvard University
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| Occupation Text |
Novelist
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| Occupation |
Novelist
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| Claim to Fame |
A Frolic of His Own
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Novel
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| Official Websites |
www.findagrave.com/memorial/6274921/william-gaddis
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William Thomas Gaddis, Jr. (December 29, 1922 – December 16, 1998) was an American novelist. The first and longest of his five novels, The Recognitions, was named one of TIME magazine's 100 best novels from 1923 to 2005 and two others, J R and A Frolic of His Own, won the annual U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. A collection of his essays was published posthumously as The Rush for Second Place (2002). The Letters of William Gaddis was published by Dalkey Archive Press in February 2013.
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