Claim: In 2011, Lilian Jackson Braun passed away at the age of 97
Evidence: June 4, 2011(2011-06-04) (aged 97)
Landrum, South Carolina 
Lilian Jackson Braun (June 20, 1913 – June 4, 2011) was an American writer well known for her light-hearted series of The Cat Who... mystery novels.