Donald Richie
(1924-2013)

American writer and film historian (1924–2013) – Donald Richie was born in Lima (City and county seat of Allen County, Ohio, United States) on April 17th, 1924 and died in Tokyo (Special wards in the eastern part of Tokyo Metropolis in Japan, that used to form a single city) on February 19th, 2013 at the age of 88. Today Donald Richie would be 100 years old.

Age

how old was Donald Richie when he died?

Donald Richie died in 2013 at the age of 88.

Biographical data

Birthday	April 17th, 1924 (Thursday)
Place of Birth	Lima City and county seat of Allen County, Ohio, United States
Death Date	February 19th, 2013 (Tuesday)
Death place	Tokyo Special wards in the eastern part of Tokyo Metropolis in Japan, that used to form a single city
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Aries (The Ram) ♈
Chinese Zodiac	Rat 鼠

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Donald Richie

Birthday

When was Donald Richie born?

Donald Richie was born on April 17th, 1924.

Death

When did Donald Richie die?

Donald Richie died on February 19th, 2013 at the age of 88 in Tokyo (Special wards in the eastern part of Tokyo Metropolis in Japan, that used to form a single city). Today Donald Richie would be 100 years old.