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Aldous Huxley, the author of Brave New World, died the same day as C. S. Lewis, who wrote the Chronicles of Narnia series. Unfortunately for both of their legacies, that day was November 22, 1963, just as John Kennedy's motorcade passed the Texas School Book Depository .
Jul 22, 2024 · Aldous Huxley (born July 26, 1894, Godalming, Surrey, England—died November 22, 1963, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was an English novelist and critic gifted with an acute and far-ranging intelligence whose works are notable for their wit and pessimistic satire.
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He died tripping later that day, just hours after Kennedy’s assassination. Three years later, LSD was officially banned in California.
Apr 2, 2014 · Aldous Huxley died on the same day as fellow author C. S. Lewis and President John F. Kennedy. Death Year: 1963
Jan 14, 2024 · When Aldous Huxley passed away in 1963, his death was relatively little commented upon, coinciding as it did with the rather more shocking assassination of John F. Kennedy. Yet his death marked the loss, nonetheless, of one of the twentieth century’s most important writers and thinkers.
Jan 23, 2020 · Full Name: Aldous Leonard Huxley. Known For: His eerily accurate portrayal of dystopian society in his book Brave New World (1932) and for his devotion to Vedanta. Born: August 26, 1894 in Surrey, England. Parents: Leonard Huxley and Julia Arnold. Died: November 22, 1963 in Los Angeles, California.
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Aldous Huxley died of cancer at his home in Hollywood on 22 November 1963, the same day John F. Kennedy was assassinated. His second wife, Laura Archera Huxley, is said to have administered a dose of LSD to the writer at his request as he lay dying.
