# Wesley Russell Updike

> Wesley Russell Updike was an American educator, soldier, and father of author John Updike, husband of writer Linda Grace Hoyer Updike, and grandfather of David Updike. Wesley Updike served as a prominent model for many main characters his son's works, including as the central character in The Centaur (1963), which won the National Book Award for Fiction, and Updike's family history is broadly paralleled in In the Beauty of the Lilies (1996).

*(1900-1972)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/wesley-russell-updike

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1900-02-22
- **Died:** 1972-04-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 31.7 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 46.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wesley Updike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Updike)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112845669)

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