John Updike Biography

Birth of John Hoyer Updike

Publication of "Rabbit, Run"

Publication of "The Centaur"

Publication of "Couples"

Publishes Bech: A Book

Publication of "Rabbit Redux"

Publication of "The Coup"

Publication of "The Coup"

Publication of "Rabbit Is Rich". Publication of "Bech is Back"

Publication of "Rabbit Is Rich". Publication of "Bech is Back"

Publication of "The Witches of Eastwick"

Publication of "Rogers Version"

Publication of "Rabbit At Rest"

Publication of "In the Beauty of the Lilies"

Publication of "Bech At Bay: A Quasi-Novel"

Publication of "Toward the End of Time"

Publication of "Gertrude and Claudius"

Publication of "Rabbit Remembered"

Publication of "Seek My Face"

The National Endowment for the Humanities selects Updike to present the Jefferson Lecture, the US federal Governments highest humanities honor

Death of John Hoyer Updike