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Critic John Leonard Dead at 69

Lung cancer claims Vonnegut's 'smartest man who ever lived'

By M. Morris,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 6, 2008 4:15 PM CST

(Newser) – Critic and author John Leonard died last night after a long battle with cancer. Leonard, whom Kurt Vonnegut once called "the smartest man who ever lived," was 69. A brilliant but not flashy stylist, an unapologetic liberal, and a mentor to countless younger...   Read full story »

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