TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: CHARACTER ASSASSINATION 
Clue: Air Force gunner Snowden catches some flak & dies in Yossarian's arms, courtesy of this author

SOLUTION: heller

PROBLEM: Category: BIOGRAPHIES 
Clue: Noel Riley Fitch cooked up a fine biography of this "French Chef" called "Appetite for Life"

SOLUTION: julia child

PROBLEM: Category: AUTHORS NOT WRITING 
Clue: In WWII he flew 60 combat missions as a bombardier with the U.S. Army Air Forces in Europe

SOLUTION:
joseph heller