death_date death_place birth_place awards nationality name birth_date known_for residence article_title education birth_name occupation
29 november 2001 ft. lauderdale , florida , u.s. fairmont , west virginia , u.s. william faulkner foundation award -lrb- 1961 -rrb- american john knowles 16 september 1926 '' a separate peace '' -lrb- 1959 -rrb- peace breaks out '' -lrb- 1981 -rrb- '' southampton , new york john knowles
 yale university phillips exeter academy john knowles writer
john knowles

john knowles -lrb- ; september 16 , 1926 -- november 29 , 2001 -rrb- was an american novelist best known for `` a separate peace '' -lrb- 1959 -rrb- .
he died in 2001 at the age of 75 .
