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John Updike: 1932 - 2009

Raised in Pennsylvania, Updike, nine years old in this photo, grew up as a clever, stuttering child, and went to college at Harvard.

Childhood
Raised in Pennsylvania, Updike, nine years old in this photo, was the only child of Russell and Linda Grace Hoyer Updike, who encouraged her son in his fondness for reading and writing.

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