Brave New World is written by Aldous HuxleyAldous Huxley : `Cause of death`: Laryngeal cancerLaryngeal cancer : `~Cause of death`: Aldous Huxley
[Human]: Have you seen Brave New World? [Assistant]: I have not seen Brave New World but I did read the book written by Aldous Huxley. Do you know of this author? [Human]: Not really. I heard he passed away cause of cancer.  
That is not entirely true. While Aldous Huxley did write Brave New World, he passed away from a drug overdose in 1969. He was known to have struggled with addiction throughout his life.