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Article: The mysterious death of Richard Wright; suspicious events raise questions about last days of novelist.
- Article from:
- Ebony
- Article date:
- February 1, 1989
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WEDNESDAY morning, December 1, 1960, I was preparing breakfast and listening to the news when Wright's face flashed on the television screen and the news was announced: Richard Wright, noted American writer, died last night in Paris from a heart attack. He was fifty two years old.
I sat down and trembled with shock. I felt as if a relative had passed away. I could not believe he had had a heart attack.. . . There was no history of heart disease in his family, and he had never had even a slight attack. Something had to contribute to a sudden cardiac arrest.
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