09-28-2007, 10:04 PM
You can try looking the authors up in Wikipedia. Wikipedia would have their birth date, and if they have died, their death date.
For example, it might say:
John McLiving (April 14, 1923 - )
or:
Martin McDead (April 14, 1923 - September 14, 1985)
That's how I usually try to figure it out.
For example, it might say:
John McLiving (April 14, 1923 - )
or:
Martin McDead (April 14, 1923 - September 14, 1985)
That's how I usually try to figure it out.