James Purdy
(1914-2009)

Writer – James Purdy was born in Fremont (City in and county seat of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States) on July 17th, 1914 and died in Englewood (City in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States) on March 13th, 2009 at the age of 94. Today James Purdy would be 109 years old.

Age

how old was James Purdy when he died?

James Purdy died in 2009 at the age of 94.

Biographical data

Birthday	July 17th, 1914 (Friday)
Place of Birth	Fremont City in and county seat of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States
Death Date	March 13th, 2009 (Friday)
Death place	Englewood City in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Tiger 兎

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James Purdy

Birthday

When was James Purdy born?

James Purdy was born on July 17th, 1914.

Death

When did James Purdy die?

James Purdy died on March 13th, 2009 at the age of 94 in Englewood (City in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States). Today James Purdy would be 109 years old.