Ann Fox Chandonnet: key obituary facts
Is Ann Fox Chandonnet dead? Yes. Ann Fox Chandonnet died on May 23, 2026, at age 83.
Cause of death: Ann Fox Chandonnet's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Ann Fox Chandonnet known for?
She was an American writer.
More about Ann Fox Chandonnet
Born: 2 July 1943.
Gender: female.
Occupation: poet, writer.
Nationality: United States.
Education: University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Ann Fox Chandonnet, an American poet, died on May 23, 2026, at age 83.
She was also known as a journalist, book reviewer, and culinary historian. Born Ann Alicia Fox in Lowell, Massachusetts, on July 2, 1943, she grew up in Dracut, Massachusetts.
She graduated from Dracut High School, earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary education from Lowell State College in 1964, and received a master’s degree in English literature from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1965. Her poems appeared in anthologies and magazines including Permafrost, Ice Floe, Abraxas, New Kauri, MidAtlantic, and Calapooya Collage, and she also wrote about food history for Early American Life and Alaska magazine.