Peter Matthiessen

American novelist.

Born May 22nd, 1927 in New York City. [ref]

Died April 5th, 2014 at 86 years old in Sagaponack (leukemia). [ref]

Occupations
author, historian, novelist, screenwriter, writer
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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein