Louis Auchincloss

Louis Auchincloss' Death

Born (Birthday) September 27, 1917

Death Date January 26, 2010

Age of Death 92 years

Cause of Death Stroke

Place of Death Manhattan, New York, United States

Profession Novelist

The novelist Louis Auchincloss died at the age of 92. Here is all you want to know and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

An American lawyer, historian, and novelist, he is known for literary works that explore the private lives of wealthy East Coast Americans. His best-known works include The House of Five Talents, East Side Story, and Portrait in Brownstone.

He briefly studied at Yale University and went on to earn a law degree from the University of Virginia.

He received an honorary degree from New York University.

Personal Life

He was the son of Priscilla Dixon and Joseph Howland Auchincloss.

Gore Vidal admired Auchincloss’s work.

How did Louis Auchincloss die?

His death, at Lenox Hill Hospital, was caused by complications of a stroke, his son Andrew said. Mr. Auchincloss lived on the Upper East Side.