Harry Crews – Cause of Death, Date of Death, Age at Death
The novelist Harry Crews passed away at age 76, this age of death has to be considered respectable. What was the cause of death? Below is all you want to know regarding the death of Harry Crews and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
An American novelist and playwright, he wrote the 1968 novel The Gospel Singer and also published columns and essays in Esquire magazine. His other literary works include The Mulching of America, A Feast of Snakes, and The Gypsy’s Curse.
He served in the U.S. Marines during the Korean War.
He had a tattoo on his arm that featured a line from an E.E. Cummings poem.
How did Harry Crews die?
Harry Crews' death was caused by peripheral neuropathy.
He was 76. The cause was complications of neuropathy, his former wife, Sally Crews, said.
Cause of death | Peripheral neuropathy |
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Age of death | 76 years |
Profession | Novelist |
Birthday | June 7, 1935 |
Death date | March 28, 2012 |
Place of death | Gainesville, Florida, United States |
Place of burial | N/A |
Quotes by Harry Crews
"Survival is triumph enough."
Harry Crews
"There is something beautiful about all scars of whatever nature. A scar means the hurt is over, the wound is closed and healed, done with."
Harry Crews
"He did not know what love was. And he did not know what good it was. But he knew he carried it around with him, a scabrous spot of rot, of contagion, for which there was no cure."
Harry Crews
"Teaching, real teaching, is - or ought to be - a messy business."
Harry Crews
"What the artist owes the world is his work; not a model for living."
Harry Crews