Deaths in July - 2013

A place holder for the future dead.

Edmund Sears Morgan died July 8 in Connecticut. He was 97. He wrote Birth of the Republic, The Puritan Dilemma and Inventing the People among many others. He was cited as an influence by Gordon S. Wood and Joseph Ellis.

Leonard Garment died on July 13, 2013. He was Counsel to the President for Richard Nixon and advised him that destroying the tapes would be an obstruction of justice. He wrote Crazy Rhythm and In Search of Deep Throat. He was 89.

Barbara Robinson died July 9, 2013 at her home in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. She was 85. She wrote The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, My Brother Louis Measures Worms and The Best School Year Ever.

Long term White House correspondent Helen Thomas died July 20 at the age of 92. A few of her books include Front Row at the White House, Watchdogs of Democracy?, Thanks for the Memories, Mr. President and Listen up, Mr. President.

Military historian George Paget, the 7th Marquis of Anglesey, died July 13 at the age of 90. He was the author of History of the British Cavalry, 1816-1919.

Television writer Elaine Morgan died July 12 at the age of 92. She was author of The Descent of Woman.

Journalis Henri Alleg died July 17 at the age of 91. He recorded his torture at the hands of the French during the French/Algerian War in The Question.

Children's book illustrator Marc Simont died July 13 at the age of 97. A few of his many books include The Stray Dog, The Goose that Almost Got Cooked and The Dallas Titans Get Ready for Bed.

Soviet historian and dissident Anton Antonov-Ovseyenko died July 9 at the age of 93. He was the author of The Time of Stalin: A Portrait of Tyranny.

Archaeologist Mike Morwood died July 23 at the age of 62. He was the author of A New Human, The Discovery of the Hobbit and Visions from the Past.

Sex researcher Virginia Johnson died July 24 at the age of 88. She was the co-author of Human Sexual Response and Human Sexual Inadequacy.

Former U.S. Representative and U.S. Ambasador to the Vatican, Lindy Boggs died July 27 at the age of 97. Her memoir was called Washington Through a Purple Veil: Memoirs of a Southern Woman. Another good one gone...

A peer's daughter who knew the truth about the Happy Valley murder made famous in White Mischief, Juanita Carberry died July 27 at the age of 88. Her memoir was called Child of Happy Valley.

Anthropologist George W. Stocking, Jr. died July 13 at the age of 84. A few of his books include Race, Culture and Evolution and Victorian Anthropology.

Texas author John Graves has died at the age of 92. He is best known for his memoir Goodbye to a River (1960). He was also the author of many essays and stories about his home state. Graves was quoted as saying, "In a way, I was trying to explain Texas to myself."

Avant garde playwright Snoo Wilson died July 4 at the age of 64. A few of his works include Spaceache, I, Crowley and Inside Babel.

Crime novelist Leighton Gage died July 26 at the age of 71. A few of his books include Blood of the Wicked Buried Strangers and Dying Gasp.

Illustrator of many books and for the New York Times Op-Ed page Jean-Claude Suares died July 30 at the age of 71. A few of his many books include The Illustrated Cat: A Poster Book, Cats in Love, The Indispensable Cat and Hollywood Dogs.

Sociologist Robert Bellah died July 31 at the age of 86. A few of his many books include Habits of the Heart, Good Society, Religion in Human Evolution and Broken Covenant.

Anti-nuclear activist and survivor of the Nagasaki atomic bomb, Senji Yamaguchi died July 6 at the age of 82. His autobiography was called Burnt Yet Undaunted.

No touchstones.

Historian Keith Middlemas died July 10 at the age of 78. A few of his books include The Life and Times of Edward VII, The Life and Times of George VI and Baldwin: A Biography.

Former instructor at Sandhurst, Peter Vigor died July 6 at the age of 95. His books include A Guide to Marxism and its effect on Soviet Development, The Soviet View of War, Peace and Neutrality and The Soviet View of Disarmament.

Whisky historian Charles Craig died July 28 at the age of 89. He was the author of Scotch Whisky Industrial Record.

Expert on 18th century political writing James T. Boulton died July 18 at the age of 89. His books include Samuel Johnson: The Critical Heritage, Lawrence in Love: Letters to Louie Burrows and The Language of politics in the age of Wilkes and Burke.