Jim Fixx Jim Fixx James Fuller "Jim" Fixx (April 23, 1932 – July 20, 1984) was an American who wrote the 1977 best-selling book "The Complete Book of Running". He is credited with helping start America's fitness revolution, popularizing the sport of running and demonstrating the health benefits of regular jogging. He died of a heart attack while jogging at 52 years of age. His genetic predisposition for heart problems and other previous lifestyle factors may have caused his heart attack. Born in New York City, Fixx was a graduate of Trinity School in New York and Oberlin College in Ohio. His
Calvin Fixx Calvin Fixx Calvin Fixx, born Calvin Henry Fix (August 1, 1906 – March 3, 1950), was a 20th-century American journalist and editor, lifelong friend of Robert Cantwell and friend of Whittaker Chambers, both fellow editors at "TIME" magazine. All three were either Marxist or Communist during the 1920s–1930s and then became Anti-Communist by 1939. Calvin Fixx was born "Calvin Henry Fix" in Lyman, Idaho, on August 1, 1906, the son of Henry Martin Fix (1883–1971) and Maggie Priscilla Smith Fix (1888–1958). He had two brothers, Ford and Harley, and a sister, Georgia. He attended high school in Aberdeen, Washington, where