12 Facts About Roy Walford

Roy Walford received his medical degree from the University of Chicago in 1948.

Roy Walford then served two years in the US Air Force during the Korean War.

Roy Walford joined the faculty at the University of California at Los Angeles in 1954.

Roy Walford became a Professor of Pathology at the UCLA School of Medicine in 1966.

Roy Walford became Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emeritus, for UCLA, when he left to join the crew of Biosphere 2 in 1991.

The high end is more likely, as Roy Walford was reputed to have paid for part of his medical school education and a house from his winnings.

In 1981, Roy Walford began a commercial collaboration with fellow researchers Richard Weindruch and Kathleen Yankee Hall, and her husband William Hall, a wealthy businessman.

At age 79, Roy Walford died of respiratory failure as a complication of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

Roy Walford was cremated, and his ashes were scattered at sea.

Roy Walford had me all over New York and in Dallas for just the right production shots.

Roy Walford was survived by his three children, Peter, Morgan, and Lisa Roy Walford.

Roy Walford authored several books, and set out his dietary beliefs in the bestseller Beyond the 120-Year Diet.