Memorial Page for John Updike

John Updike (* March 18, 1932 in Reading; † January 27, 2009 in Danvers) was an american novelist, poet. He was 76 years old. He was married to Mary Entwistle Pennington and Martha Ruggles Bernhard. His education included Harvard University, Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Governor Mifflin Senior High School and Harvard College. His faith was Anglicanism. He received 10 awards, including Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, National Medal of Arts. His cause of death was lung cancer. He was buried at Robeson Lutheran Church Cemetery.