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John J. Gunther Jr.

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John J. Gunther Jr.

Birth
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
Death
30 Jun 1947 (aged 17)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Ferncliff Mausoleum, Unit 6, Tier AA-CC, Column R, Niche 5
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Literary Figure. The son of author and globetrotting journalist John Gunther, he was born in Paris. He was a brilliant student at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts and corresponded with Albert Einstein about physics. His death at 17 from brain cancer was the subject of his father's classic memoir "Death Be Not Proud" (1949), which is still in print today. It was made into a 1975 TV movie starring Arthur Hill and Robbie Benson as father and son.
Literary Figure. The son of author and globetrotting journalist John Gunther, he was born in Paris. He was a brilliant student at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts and corresponded with Albert Einstein about physics. His death at 17 from brain cancer was the subject of his father's classic memoir "Death Be Not Proud" (1949), which is still in print today. It was made into a 1975 TV movie starring Arthur Hill and Robbie Benson as father and son.

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  • Added: Apr 25, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/430/john_j-gunther: accessed ), memorial page for John J. Gunther Jr. (4 Nov 1929–30 Jun 1947), Find a Grave Memorial ID 430, citing Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.