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Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931)

Authors - S Cause of Death - Stroke / Cerebral Hemorrhage Genre - Drama Genre - Literature Location - Austria Nationality - Austrian Year of Death - 1930-1939

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Ödön von Horváth (1901-1938)

Authors - H Cause of Death - Accidental Genre - Drama Location - Austria Nationality - Austrian Nationality - Hungarian Year of Death - 1930-1939

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Joseph Roth (1894-1939)

Authors - R Cause of Death - Other Cause of Death - Pneumonia Genre - Literature Location - France Nationality - Austrian Year of Death - 1930-1939

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Peter Altenberg (1859-1919)

Authors - A Genre - Poetry Genre - Short Stories Location - Austria Nationality - Austrian Year of Death - 1910-1919

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Paula Grogger (1892-1984)

Authors - G Genre - Fiction Location - Austria Nationality - Austrian Year of Death - 1980-1989

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Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926)

Authors - R Cause of Death - Cancer Genre - Poetry Location - Switzerland Nationality - Austrian Year of Death - 1920-1929

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Ludwig Anzengruber (1839-1889)

Authors - A Cause of Death - Other Genre - Drama Location - Austria Nationality - Austrian Year of Death - 1880-1889

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H. C. Artmann (1921-2000)

Authors - A Cause of Death - Heart Attack / Failure Genre - Poetry Location - Austria Nationality - Austrian Year of Death - 2000-2009

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Beatrice Dovsky (1866-1923)

Authors - D Genre - Fiction Genre - Poetry Location - Austria Nationality - Austrian Year of Death - 1920-1929

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Auguste Hyrtl (1818-1901)

Authors - H Genre - Poetry Location - Austria Nationality - Austrian Year of Death - 1900-1909

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Friedrich Torberg (1908-1979)

Authors - T Genre - Fiction Location - Austria Nationality - Austrian Year of Death - 1970-1979

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Maria Grengg (1888-1963)

Authors - G Genre - Fiction Location - Austria Nationality - Austrian Year of Death - 1960-1969

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Ottokar Janetschek (1884-1963)

Authors - J Genre - Fiction Location - Austria Nationality - Austrian Year of Death - 1960-1969

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Sir Karl Popper (1902-1994)

Authors - P Cause of Death - Cancer Cause of Death - Kidney Disease / Failure Genre - Philosophy Location - Austria Nationality - Austrian Nationality - British Year of Death - 1990-1999

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Franz Werfel (1890-1945)

Authors - W Cause of Death - Heart Attack / Failure Genre - Drama Genre - Literature Genre - Poetry Location - Austria Nationality - Austrian Nationality - Czech Year of Death - 1940-1949

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Franz Grillparzer (1791-1872)

Authors - G Genre - Drama Location - Austria Nationality - Austrian Year of Death - 1870-1879

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Arthur and Sylvia Llewelyn Davies

Death: Arthur - 19th April 1907; Sylvia - 27 August 1910 Cause of death: Cancer Location: St. John at Hampstead, London, England. Plot: Churchyard extension (J2) Photo taken by : DeadGoodBooks Arthur and Sylvia Llewelyn Davies are best remembered for being the parents of the boys who served as the inspiration for Peter Pan and the other children of J.M. Barrie 's stories of Neverland . Arthur met Sylvia du Maurier at a dinner party in 1889 and they became engaged shortly after. Sylvia was the daughter of George du Maurier , sister of actor Gerald du Maurier, and the aunt of novelists Angela and Daphne du Maurier . The couple married in 1892, and they had five children, all boys: George (1893–1915), Jack (1894–1959), Peter (1897–1960), Michael (1900–1921), and Nicholas (1903–1980). In 1897, George and Jack became friends with the dramatist J. M. Barrie, whom they met during outings in Kensington Gardens. Arthur did not encourage the ongoing friendsh...

O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) (1862-1910)

Death: 5th June 1910 Location: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA Cause of death: Cirrhosis of the liver Photo taken by: Jẹr Buy books by O.Henry American author of short stories which have surprise endings; the best known of which is The Gift of the Magi . The O. Henry Awards are given annually to outstanding short stories. He was born William Sydney Porter in North Carolina and after leaving school he worked as a bookkeeper in his uncle’s drugstore. In 1882 he moved to Texas where he held several different jobs including, ranch hand and pharmacist. In 1887 he eloped with Athol Estes, a seventeen year old from a wealthy family; the couple had two children. In 1894 he left his job at the First National Bank of Austin after he was accused of embezzlement. He moved to Houston and started writing for the Houston Post , but in 1895 he was arrested for embezzlement from the First National Bank . He was granted bail, but absconded to New O...

Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)

Death: 14th January 1898 Buried: Mount Cemetery, Guildford, Surrey, England Cause of death: Pneumonia Photo taken by: Clive and Chris Buy books by Lewis Carroll English author, poet and photographer, best remembered for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass . He was born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson in Warrington, Cheshire and was the third of eleven children. Throughout his life he suffered with a stammer, but this not stop him from singing or telling stories to audiences. He was educated at home until he reached the age of twelve when he was sent away to school in Richmond and then to Rugby. In January 1851 he went to Christ Church College, Oxford. He excelled academically, without having to apply himself, and he gained the Lectureship in mathematics at Christ Church and remained there until he died. He never gave up teaching even when he could afford to live on his income from his writing. In 1856 he took up photography became well ...

Wolfgang Borchert (1921-1947)

Death: 20th November 1947 Location: Friedhof Ohlsdorf , Hamburg, Germany Plot: AC 5,6 Cause of death: Hepatitis Photo taken by: Abubiju Buy books by Wolfgang Borchert German author and playwright whose work was influenced buy his experience during the Second World War. His most famous work is the drama Draußen vor der Tür / The Man Outside , which he wrote in the first days after World War II. Borchert served on the Eastern front where he experienced the full horror of the eastern conflict. In February 1942 he lost a finger whilst on sentry duty which he claimed happened during hand-to-hand conflict, but his superior officer accused him of self mutilation and had him arrested. He was found not guilty at his trial but he was rearrested for making statements endangering the country and sent back to the Eastern front. He suffered frostbite and several bouts of hepatitis and was granted medical leave. Following the war he continued writing but his health worsened and he ...

Edogawa Ranpo (江戸川乱歩) (1894-1965)

Death: 28th July 1965 Location: Tama Reien (多磨霊園), Fuchu, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan Plot: 26-1-17-6 Cause of death: Cerebral Haemorrhage Photo taken by: Honeydance Buy books by Edogawa Rampo Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery fiction. Many of his novels involve the detective hero Kogorō Akechi , who in later books, for juvenile readers, was the leader of the Boy Detective's Gang (少年探偵団). Rampo was an admirer of western mystery writers, and especially of Edgar Allan Poe (his pen name is a rendering of Poe's name). He was also influenced by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , whom he attempted to translate into Japanese. In 1923 he made his literary debut by publishing the mystery story The Two-Sen Copper Coin (二銭銅貨). Over the course of the next several years, Edogawa went on to write a number of other stories that focus on crimes and the processes involved in solving them. Among these stories are a number of...

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