American novelist, playwright (1929–2007).
Born August 27th, 1929 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2007 at 78 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks