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Ralph Ellison, an American writer and scholar, died on April 16, 1994, in New York City at the age of 80. Ellison was best known for his novel "Invisible Man", which was published in 1952. The novel is a complex and multifaceted work that explores themes of race, identity, and the American Dream. Ellison was also a professor of English at New York University from 1970 until his death.