Richard Yates; Novelist, Short-Story Writer

Richard Yates, 66, best known for his 1961 novel, “Revolutionary Road,” about a disillusioned Connecticut couple. Yates also wrote the novels “A Special Providence,” “Disturbing the Peace,” “The Easter Parade” and “Cold Spring Harbor.” He also wrote two short story collections, “11 Kinds of Loneliness,” and “Liars in Love.” A former speech writer for Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy, Yates had been working for many years on a novel about Washington during the John F. Kennedy Administration titled “Uncertain Times.” His publisher said he was not certain if the novel was ready for publication. In Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday of emphysema.