[RonDog]

'Ben Hur' writer Fry dies aged 97

Perhaps.

But the "Ben Hur" AUTHOR died years ago.

From www.ben-hur.com:

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by General Lew Wallace was published by Harper and Brothers on November 12, 1880. The novel was the result of seven years research and writing, most of which was carried out underneath a beech tree near Wallace’s residence in Crawfordsville, Indiana.

The novel grew in such popularity during Wallace’s lifetime that it was adapted into a stage play in 1899. That dramatization was followed by the motion picture productions in 1907, 1925, and 1959. Since the last film, Ben-Hur has been adapted into several cartoons and a musical...

Lew Wallace
1827 - 1905

[UnklGene]

Fry died on June 30 in the hospital in Chichester, southern England, Tam Fry said. The cause of death was not announced. He was 97.

Perhaps he died of old age.

[dighton]

Telegraph obit.