Author dies

[Lynda]

I've heard of Wallander, might be on Netflix, but I've never read any of the books, either.

[Peggy]

I just read Harper Lee passed away, age 89. I'm on my phone and it was a Dutch news website app, so I don't have a link.

[KimeyDiann]

Peggy wrote: "I just read Harper Lee passed away, age 89. I'm on my phone and it was a Dutch news website app, so I don't have a link."

So sad.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/19/enterta...

[Lisa]

Very sad news :(

[Sarah]

That's a shame. I was in the library last week and they had a display of books for authors and celebrities who'd passed away in 2015. I took a picture. I'll upload it when I can. If they do one for 2016 passing they'll need a bigger table. :-(

[Sandra, Moderator]

Very sad. R.I.P.

[KimeyDiann]

You are correct, Sarah. So many incredibly talented individuals that we have lost this year!

[Janice, Moderator]

It's very sad to lose another author that had a huge impact.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

And Umberto Eco at 84.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-...

[Anne (Booklady)]

Very sad - 2 authors that have made a tremendous impact on literature.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Oh... For some reason I thought he had already died. Sad anyway.

[Janice, Moderator]

Goodness! Sad to lose these authors.

[Lisa]

Rusalka wrote: "And Umberto Eco at 84.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-..."

So sad.

[Debra]

Yes, that is very sad.

Of course I've read To Kill a Mockingbird at least twice and seen the movie several times.

And I've read books by Eco, too.

[Anne (Booklady)]

Pat Conroy died Friday evening 3/4/2016 of Cancer.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/pat-conroy...

The Prince of Tides was a favorite of mine.

[Debra]

Always a shame to lose an author. Thanks for letting us know, Anne.

[Anne (Booklady)]

Debra wrote: "Always a shame to lose an author. Thanks for letting us know, Anne."

Debra, they are falling like flies :(

[Debra]

Sigh... I know. Authors, musicians, actors...

[Sandra, Moderator]

I never read anything by him, but it's always lose an author.

[Janice, Moderator]

I have The Prince of Tides on my bookshelf waiting to be read. I don't think I've read anything else of his.

[Cherie]

Oh, I loved his books. I have read almost everything by him. So sad.

[Anne (Booklady)]

Cherie wrote: "Oh, I loved his books. I have read almost everything by him. So sad."

Me too Cherie. Sad that we're losing too many artists, musicians, and writers I grew up with.

[Mariab]

It is depressing to have a THREAD dedicated to deceased authors... I know people dies all the time, but still... so many (too many) of them are writers.

[Lanelle]

Elie Wiesel passed away yesterday. He was 87.

NBC article about author

[Sandra, Moderator]

Yes, I read that this morning. What a year...

[Janice, Moderator]

I read that this morning as well.

[Janice, Moderator]

W.P. Kinsella, author of Shoeless Joe died today. He had a doctor-assisted death. The news article was brief but did say that it is not known what disease he had.

News Article

ETA - Here's a better article from CBC News. I find MSN news tends to lean towards the sensational.

[Cherie]

That's too bad he had to go that way. I'm glad I finally got around to reading his book. It was a tribute to his imagination and his creativity. I had no idea he had written so much.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Me neither, Cherie. What a great man he seems to have been.
Thanks for sharing the link, Janice.

[Mariab]

Not an author, but almost...

"Vladimir Zeldin, believed to be the world’s oldest working actor, has died aged 101, after spending 71 years at the same Moscow theatre.
The Russian actor appeared on stage as recently as last month, using a walking stick due to a broken hip, to appear in the play The Dance Teacher by the Spanish playwright Lope de Vega.
He had appeared in the play more than 1,000 times"

[Tejas Janet]

Wow, that's amazing. How wonderful to be able to keep going and do what you love doing.

[Tejas Janet]

Feeling the loss of writer Leonard Cohen, whose songwriting and singing touched my life and heart.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/new...

It's been a tough week.

[Janice, Moderator]

Yes, very sad about Leonard Cohen.

[Mariab]

Yes, I like his music very much, and he was also a sympathetic performer

[Stephanie]

I don't know if my fellow doggie lovers saw this but Luis Motlavan (sp) the co-author of Until Tuesday (can't link since I'm on my phone) passed away last week :(
His service dog is Tuesday and he has written a few books with Tuesday :-) no reason for his death has been said other than he did have some heart problems but they haven't said cause of death. He passed away a week ago and I just saw it on the news last night. My heart is broken. I really enjoyed Until Tuesday and I really want to read the rest of his books.

[Dawn]

Link for you: Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him

[Tasha]

aw, that's sad. Do you know what he died of? I read that book a while back and see that I gave it 4 stars.

[Tejas Janet]

He was found dead in his hotel room in El Paso, Texas. Cause of death is unknown, but no sign of foul play. Tuesday wasn't with him on this trip. He was 43 years old.

The El Paso newspaper also gives this info:

"Donations are being asked to be made in Montalvan’s name to ECAD or Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities. The organization can be reached at ECAD1.org, at (860) 489-6550 or P.O. Box 831, Torrington, CT., 06790."

[Stephanie]

Thank you for linking Dawn and for the added info TJ! I'm still so shocked. I really loved his book ❤️

[Tasha]

That's really sad. thanks for updating.

[Sarah]

Richard Adams, author of Watership Down died. I've not read the book but i watched the animated film a lot when i was younger.

[Lisa]

Sarah wrote: "Richard Adams, author of Watership Down died. I've not read the book but i watched the animated film a lot when i was younger."

I just heard about that too, Sarah. Like you, I haven't read the book but I did watch the film.

[Janice, Moderator]

Carrie Fisher, author and actress best known as Princess Leia in Star Wars also died this morning.

[Tasha]

This is so sad.

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Janice wrote: "Carrie Fisher, author and actress best known as Princess Leia in Star Wars also died this morning."

:-(

[Mariab]

So many taken away this 2016...!

[Tejas Janet]

Well, death is part of life. So many lives taken every year. Mostly not famous; nobody we've heard of. Is it really so sad? She made it to 60. That's pretty good! Let's celebrate her life, her honesty, her humor and her ability to write!

[Sarah]

When someone first learns of a death, whether that's of a famous person or someone closer to them, it is normal to feel shocked, sad and grief. So yes, it is sad. And people are entitled to feel that way. Yes it's part of life and people die all the time but it's still sad when someone is taken from your life, regardless of their age.

So these people we are mentioning are celebrities and are not close to us but some of the people this year have had massive influences on peoples lives which can make their deaths more felt. In some cases, more than you'd expect.

Personally, i think 60 is young to die. I hope i live until I'm way past that. 90 sounds good to me thanks. Carrie Fisher died before her mother!

I agree that we should celebrate her life (and anyone else who has died) and what they have achieved and that will come but it is not the first thing that is done in the grieving process. I am speaking generally here about all deaths, not just Carrie Fisher or celebrities here.

[Travis]

Not knowing she was an author I clicked on Janice's link. There was an interview from Goodreads did last month. Interesting while at same time maybe greads could have focused more on the author and less on her affair with Harrison Ford. I mean this is Goodreads not TMZ

[Sarah]

I didn't realise she had been an author before her recent book which was released only recently.