John Updike Biography, Birthday & Nationality

John Updike 18/03/1932   -   27/01/2009

John Updike Introduction:

John Updike was a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century This biography of John Updike provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

John Updike Biography, Awards, Facts and Family

  • Nick Name: Rabbit
  • Famous: Poets
  • Died At Age: 76
  • Sun Sign: Pisces
  • Born In: Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Spouse/Ex-: Martha Ruggles Bernhard, Mary Entwistle Pennington (m. 1953)
  • Father: Wesley Russell Updike
  • Mother: Linda Grace (née Hoyer)
  • Children:
    1. David (born 1957)
    2. Elizabeth
    3. Michael (born 1959) Miranda
  • Died On: January 27, 2009
  • Place Of Death: Danvers, Massachusetts, United States
  • U.S. State: Pennsylvania
  • Diseases & Disabilities: Stammered / Stuttered
  • Education:
    1. Shillington High School Radcliffe College
    2. The Ruskin School Of Drawing And Fine Art At The University Of Oxford
  • Awards: (two) National Book Critics Circle Award (two) Pulitzer Prize For Fiction 2004 - PEN/Faulkner Award For Fiction
  • (two) National Book Awards 1989 - National Medal Of Arts 2003 - National Humanities Medal Rea Award For The Short Story For Outstanding Achievement Helmerich Award St. Louis Literary Award American Academy Of Arts And Letters Gold Medal For Fiction Ambassador Book Award For Fiction Medal Of Distinguished Contribution To American Letters:
  • Bio: John Updike Was A Two-time Pulitzer Prize Winner And One Of The Greatest American Writers Of The 20th Century This Biography Of John Updike Provides Detailed Information About His Childhood, Life, Achievements, Works & Timeline.