Dave Freeman (American author)
David Stewart Freeman (February 21, 1961 – August 17, 2008) was an American advertising executive. Freeman was best known for co-authoring the 1999 book 100 Things to Do Before You Die with his friend
Pamplona, Spain, to the more obscure, like taking a voodoo pilgrimage in Haiti and "land diving" in Vanuatu, which Freeman once called "the original bungee jumping".[1] The success of 100 Things spawned numerous similar compendia of essential places and things such as 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, leaving a legacy of "... Before You Die" and "Before You Turn 40" books still in the bestseller charts today.[2]
Biography
Freeman was born in
Grey Advertising and TBWA\Chiat\Day. On September 11, 2001, Freeman watched the second plane hit the World Trade Center from his apartment just blocks away. He moved back to Southern California to be closer to his family.[3]
Freeman died in his
Venice, California, home on August 17, 2008, after falling and hitting his head. He was 47. At the time of his death, the Los Angeles Times noted that Freeman had seen "about half the sites" in his book.[3]
References
- ^ "'100 Things to do before you die' author dies". 27 August 2008.
- ^ The rise of 'before you die-ism', BBC
- ^ a b LA Times Obituary: Dave Freeman, 47
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