Memorial Page for David Foster Wallace
American fiction writer and essayist
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David Foster Wallace (* February 21, 1962 in Ithaca; † September 12, 2008 in Claremont) was an american fiction writer and essayist. He was 46 years old. His education included Urbana High School, Amherst College, University of Arizona and Harvard University. His awards include MacArthur Fellows Program, Lannan Literary Awards and Whiting Awards. His cause of death was hanging to death.
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9 EventsBorn in Ithaca, Tompkins County
1962Amherst College
1980Bachelor of Arts · until 1985
University of Arizona
1985Master of Fine Arts · until 1987
Whiting Awards
1987Harvard University
1989until 1989
Lannan Literary Awards
1996Pomona College
2002until 2008
Died in Claremont, Los Angeles County (hanging to death)
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- James D. Wallace
David Foster Wallace. Forever remembered.