Thomas Wolfe (Figure ​1), regarded as one of the greatest novelists of the 20th century, died in 1938 at the age of 37 of tuberculosis (TB) of the brain. ... In 1900, the year of Wolfe's birth, TB was the most dreaded disease throughout the world and was the leading cause of death in the United States.

Was Thomas Wolfe married?

On his return voyage in 1925, he met Aline Bernstein (1880–1955), a scene designer for the Theatre Guild. Twenty years his senior, she was married to a successful stockbroker with whom she had two children. In October 1925, she and Wolfe became lovers and remained so for five years.

Where did Thomas Wolfe die?

Thomas Wolfe, in full Thomas Clayton Wolfe, (born Oct. 3, 1900, Asheville, N.C., U.S.—died Sept. 15, 1938, Baltimore, Md.), American writer best known for his first book, Look Homeward, Angel (1929), and his other autobiographical novels.