November 28, 2013

2013Jack Matthews, American author, playwright, and academic (born 1925)^[†]

Jack Matthews was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright and former professor. He published 7 novels, 11 story collections, a novella, and 8 volumes of essays. He was an avid book collector, and many of his book finds served as a basis for his essays and the historical topics he explored in his fiction. His 1972 novel The Charisma Campaigns was nominated by Walker Percy for the National Book Award. He has often made 19th century America and the Civil War period the setting for his fiction, starting with his 1981 novel Sassafras and most recently with the 2011 novel Gambler's Nephew and a 2015 story collection Soldier Boys: Tales of the Civil War. His plays have been performed at multiple theaters around the country.

2013Mitja Ribičič, Italian-Slovenian soldier and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (born 1919)^[†]

Mitja Ribičič was a Slovenian and Yugoslav communist politician. He was the Prime Minister of Yugoslavia—the only Slovenian to hold the office—from 1969 to 1971.

2013Jean-Louis Roux, Canadian actor and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (born 1923)^[†]

Jean-Louis Roux was a Canadian politician, entertainer and playwright who was briefly the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.

2013Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, Austrian-American poet and songwriter (born 1920)^[†]

Beyle "Beyltse" Schaechter-Gottesman was a Yiddish poet and songwriter.