John Updike: Two-Time Pulitzer Winner and Author of the Rabbit Novels Di

John Updike was an American novelist, poet and critic. Born on March 18, 1932, in Reading, Pennsylvania, he studied at Harvard and wrote for The New Yorker for decades.

His Rabbit series, about the life of Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom, won two Pulitzer Prizes for Rabbit Is Rich and Rabbit at Rest. His other books include The Witches of Eastwick and Couples. He won the National Book Award and the National Medal of Arts.

Updike published more than 60 books. He died of lung cancer in Danvers, Massachusetts, on January 27, 2009, at age 76.

Achievements: Two Pulitzer Prizes, National Book Award, National Medal of Arts.

Birth: March 18, 1932 - Reading, Pennsylvania.

Profession: Author.

Interesting Facts: He wrote regularly for The New Yorker.