William Jay Smith
(1918-2015)

American writer, translator, editor – William Jay Smith was born in Winnfield (Small city in and the parish seat of Winn Parish, Louisiana) on April 22nd, 1918 and died in Lenox (Town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States) on August 18th, 2015 at the age of 97. Today William Jay Smith would be 106 years old.

Age

how old was William Jay Smith when he died?

William Jay Smith died in 2015 at the age of 97.

Biographical data

Birthday	April 22nd, 1918 (Monday)
Place of Birth	Winnfield Small city in and the parish seat of Winn Parish, Louisiana
Death Date	August 18th, 2015 (Tuesday)
Death place	Lenox Town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Taurus (The Bull) ♉
Chinese Zodiac	Horse 馬

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William Jay Smith

Birthday

When was William Jay Smith born?

William Jay Smith was born on April 22nd, 1918.

Death

When did William Jay Smith die?

William Jay Smith died on August 18th, 2015 at the age of 97 in Lenox (Town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States). Today William Jay Smith would be 106 years old.