Jerry Pinkney's Death
Born (Birthday) December 22, 1939
Death Date October 20, 2021
Age of Death 81 years
Cause of Death Heart Attack
Profession Illustrator
The illustrator Jerry Pinkney died at the age of 81. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Famed illustrator and writer of children’s books. His works John Henry and The Lion & the Mouse received the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and the Caldecott Medal respectively.
He and his wife had four children. He passed away in late 2021 from a heart attack.
How did Jerry Pinkney die?
He was 81. His daughter-in-law Andrea Davis Pinkney said his death, at Phelps Hospital, was caused by a heart attack.