Morton Cooper Feinberg

Age: 79

Summary: author whose novel The King (under the penname Morton Cooper), about the political aspirations and sexual misadventures of an Italian-American singer (rumored to be based on Frank Sinatra), was dubbed "trash fiction" but went on to sell over 3 million copies.

Cause of Death: Complications from a blood clot

Born: May 15, 1925

Died: May 18, 2004

Location: Stamford, Connecticut