Quote Authors Who Died in 2008

Adrian Mitchell

British Poet

Oct 24, 1932 - Dec 20, 2008

Aime Cesaire

French Poet

Jun 20, 1913 - Apr 17, 2008

Albert Hofmann

Swiss Scientist

Jan 11, 1906 - Apr 29, 2008

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Russian Author

Dec 11, 1918 - Aug 3, 2008

Alexander Lowen

American Psychologist

Dec 23, 1910 - Oct 28, 2008

Arthur C. Clarke

English Writer

Dec 16, 1917 - Mar 19, 2008

Bernie Mac

American Actor

Oct 5, 1957 - Aug 9, 2008

Bettie Page

American Model

Apr 22, 1923 - Dec 11, 2008

Bo Diddley

American Musician

Dec 30, 1928 - Jun 2, 2008

Bobby Fischer

American Celebrity

Mar 9, 1943 - Jan 17, 2008

Brad Renfro

American Actor

Jul 25, 1982 - Jan 15, 2008

Bruce Conner

American Sculptor

Nov 18, 1933 - Jul 7, 2008

Carl Karcher

American Businessman

Jan 16, 1917 - Jan 11, 2008

Charlton Heston

American Actor

Oct 4, 1923 - Apr 5, 2008

Conor Cruise O'Brien

Irish Politician

Nov 3, 1917 - Dec 18, 2008

Cullen Hightower

American Author

1923 - Nov 27, 2008

David Foster Wallace

American Writer

Feb 21, 1962 - Dec 12, 2008

David Leslie

British Driver

Nov 9, 1953 - Mar 30, 2008

Donald E. Westlake

American Writer

Jul 12, 1933 - Dec 31, 2008

Earl Butz

American Public Servant

Jul 3, 1909 - Feb 2, 2008

Eartha Kitt

American Actress

Jan 17, 1927 - Dec 25, 2008

Eddy Arnold

American Musician

May 18, 1918 - May 8, 2008

Edie Adams

American Musician

Apr 16, 1927 - Oct 15, 2008

Edmund Hillary

New Zealander Explorer

Jul 20, 1919 - Jan 11, 2008

Estelle Getty

American Actress

Jul 25, 1923 - Jul 22, 2008

Evelyn Keyes

American Actress

Nov 20, 1916 - Jul 4, 2008