When Anderson was taken prisoner by Islamist extremists in 1985 during what became known as the Lebanon hostage crisis, he was the lead Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press (AP).
His daughter stated that he passed away at his Greenwood Lake, New York, home as a result of complications after heart surgery.
After the event, Sulome Anderson claimed to have found serenity in recent years.
“He never liked to be called a hero, but that’s what everyone persisted in calling him,” she continued.
“Despite the tremendous agony he endured as a hostage in captivity, my father has recently found a quiet, contented serenity in his life.
