What was PJ O’Rourke’s cause of death?
ON February 15, 2022, many took to Twitter to start mourning the loss of PJ O’Rourke. The United Talent Agency confirmed on Tuesday that PJ O’Rourke has died at the age of 74. What was PJ O’Rourke’s cause of death? Many tweets began to report that the beloved journalist and former editor of National Lampoon […]
ON February 15, 2022, many took to Twitter to start mourning the loss of PJ O’Rourke.
The United Talent Agency confirmed on Tuesday that PJ O’Rourke has died at the age of 74.
What was PJ O’Rourke’s cause of death?
Many tweets began to report that the beloved journalist and former editor of National Lampoon died on Tuesday.
His family has yet to comment on the journalist and author’s death as of Tuesday.
His cause of death also remains unknown at this time.
Some others in the journalism industry began to express on Twitter their grief for O’Rourke’s alleged passing.
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Peter Sagal of NPR’s Wait Wait wrote about the passing of his colleague.
“I’m afraid it’s true. Our panelist and my dear friend PJ O’Rourke has passed away. More later.”
Another writer and friend of the late O’Rourke wrote: “I just confirmed with PJ’s publicist that it’s true. RIP, my friend. You’ll be deeply, deeply missed. Damnit.”
CNN’s Jake Tapper of The Lead also reported the news on February 15 via Twitter.
“United Talent Agency confirms that celebrated author P.J. O’Rourke has died. What a loss; great guy. My deepest condolences to his family and friends.”
What was PJ O’Rourke known for?
O’Rourke was born on November 14, 1947, making him 74-years-old at the time of his death.
The writer was born in Toledo, Ohio.
PJ wrote many books as a political satirist throughout his career.
In 1978 published the book National Lampoon Sunday Newspaper Parody.
Some of his other titles include:
- Eat the Rich (1998)
- The CEO of The Sofa (2001)
- How The Hell Did This Happen? (2017)
- None of My Business (2018)
Was PJ O’Rourke married?
The late writer was married twice in his life, first to Amy Lumet from 1990 to 1993.
Two years after his divorce from Lumet he married Tina O’Rourke in 1995.
Tina and PJ had three children together: Olivia, Clifford, and Elizabeth.
PJ was on Twitter from 2011 until his last tweet in 2014.
His Twitter bio reads: “Dragging the pond of politics to find the body of humor.”
Both TIME and The Wall Street Journal have called O’Rourke “the funniest writer in America.”
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