JFK, Huxley and CS Lewis ...

Creating Brave New Worlds can be hazardous to one's health?

I guess so. Just finished the book, see a lot of it in present day, but quite an odd coincidence for them all to die within hours of each other.

Yes, it is and I never knew that before, so thanks to you for posting it. :) Although...some might say there are no coincidences. right?

Have a great evening, I'm off to take my soma. ;)

Kreeft has an interesting book where they converse in heaven.

Yeah, I was kinda freaked out when I discovered it.

Saw that, plan to check it out. Should be very interesting.

That is fuckin fascinating.

Yep, it is. Hoping someone's got more info, cuz damn.

Bumping for folks who know :)

bump for the day folk

I've read that book, and it is terrific.

It was the comedian I tells ya !

For the anniversary.

Huxley remained nearly blind all his life. Maria Huxley died in 1955, and Huxley married Laura Archera a year later. He died November 22, 1963, the same day that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. He was cremated, and his ashes were buried in his parents' grave in England.

Cause of death: cancer.


In early June 1961, Lewis began experiencing medical problems and was diagnosed with inflammation of the kidneys which resulted in blood poisoning. His illness caused him to miss the autumn term at Cambridge, though his health gradually began improving in 1962 and he returned that April. Lewis's health continued to improve, and according to his friend George Sayer, Lewis was fully himself by the spring of 1963. However, on 15 July 1963 he fell ill and was admitted to hospital. The next day at 5:00 pm, Lewis suffered a heart attack and lapsed into a coma, unexpectedly awaking the following day at 2:00 pm. After he was discharged from the hospital, Lewis returned to the Kilns though he was too ill to return to work. As a result, he resigned from his post at Cambridge in August. Lewis's condition continued to decline and in mid-November, he was diagnosed with end stage renal failure. On 22 November 1963 Lewis collapsed in his bedroom at 5:30 pm and died a few minutes later, exactly one week before his 65th birthday. He is buried in the churchyard of Holy Trinity Church, Headington, Oxford (Friends of Holy Trinity Church).

Media coverage of his death was almost completely overshadowed by news of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which occurred on the same day, as did the death of Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World.

Interesting "coincidence." I didn't know that.

All 3 were PLAYERS. I'm willing to be 95% of GLPers don't know that.

Yeah because you're the fucking smart one aren't you.