Walter Lord

American author (1917–2002).

Born October 8th, 1917 in Baltimore.

Died May 19th, 2002 at 84 years old in Manhattan (Parkinson's disease).

Occupations
historian, screenwriter, writer
Wikipedia

I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner