 In addition to his books, he wrote occasional articles and book reviews and offered tours to visiting American friends of some of the less-well-known corners of Paris and France.He died in the American Hospital of Paris on December 19, 1972 after being hit by a car on the Place de la Concorde, just two days before what would have been his 50th birthday.Memorial services were held at the American Cathedral in Paris and in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.