How far in advance do newspapers write obituaries? - http://www.slate.com/id...
Aug 28, 2009
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"By the time Gerald Ford died in December 2006, his obituary writer had been dead for 11 months. "
- Ben Darnell
The interesting part of the article is determining who is at risk, especially younger examples. Should Kurt Cobain's have been pre-written? What about obese comedians or those who drink heavily?
- Louis Gray