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   Simon Rakoff (brother) David Benjamin Rakoff (November 27, 1964 – August 9, 2012) was a Canadian-born American writer of prose and poetry based in New York City, who wrote humorous and sometimes autobiographical non-fiction essays. Rakoff was an essayist, journalist, and actor, and a regular contributor to WBEZ 's This American Life.

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3. www.nytimes.com › 2012/08/11 › booksDavid Rakoff, Award-Winning Humorist, Dies at 47 - The New ...

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   Aug 10, 2012 · David Benjamin Rakoff was born in Montreal on Nov. 27, 1964, and reared in Toronto. He earned a bachelor’s degree in East Asian studies from Columbia in 1986 and afterward worked in Japan as a ...

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   Aug 10, 2012 · Writer and humorist David Rakoff, who died Thursday at the age of 47, wrote with a perfect balance of wit and gravity about the cancer that would ultimately take his life. Fresh Air remembers ...

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6. www.seattletimes.com › entertainment › david-rakoffDavid Rakoff, acclaimed humorist, dies at 47 | The Seattle Times

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   David Rakoff, an award-winning humorist whose cynical outlook on life and culture developed a loyal following of readers and radio listeners, has died after a long illness. He was 47.

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   Aug 10, 2012 · Larry Busacca/Getty Images David Rakoff in 2010. 11:46 a.m. | Updated. David Rakoff, a storyteller who could elicit peals of laughter and tears of sympathy with his personal accounts of Christmas Day mountain-climbing, studying Tibetan Buddhism with Steven Seagal, flying on the Concorde and grappling with his frailties, died on Thursday evening.

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   Aug 10, 2012 · The author of three books of essays and a frequent "This American Life" contributor passed away in 2012. He was known for his wry and self-deprecating stories, his James Thurber Prize and his cancer battle.

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   Who was David Rakoff?

   • Writer and humorist David Rakoff, who died Thursday at the age of 47, wrote with a perfect balance of wit and gravity about the cancer that would ultimately take his life. Rakoff developed a devoted following as a regular contributor to the public radio program This American Life. His books of essays include Fraud and Don't Get Too Comfortable.

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   What happened to David Rakoff?

   • Writer David Rakoff died Thursday at the age of 47. In a 2010 interview with Terry Gross, he remembered friends he'd lost to AIDS. "All of the people that I know who did die, they didn't die because they want to live less than I do. They didn't die because their desire to continue existing was found wanting in ways that my own is somehow better."

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   What was Mr Rakoff famous for?

   • Mr. Rakoff received the Thurber Prize for American Humor for “Half Empty.” “Fraud” and “Don’t Get Too Comfortable” received Lambda Literary Awards, an annual honor for lesbian- and gay-themed books. When Mr. Rakoff’s cancer returned and he risked amputation, he ruminated on life without his arm and shoulder.

   David Rakoff, 47, Comic Essayist, Dies - The New York Times

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   How did Michael Rakoff die?

   • His death was announced by his mother, Gina Shochat-Rakoff. Mr. Rakoff’s cancer had first appeared when he was 22 and recently reappeared as a tumor in his left shoulder.

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    Aug 10, 2012 · David Rakoff, who wrote for The New York Times, Newsweek and other publications, passed away in 2012 after a long illness. He was known for his cynical and ironic essays on topics such as American Buddhists, Icelandic elves and his own cancer.