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Murdoch, Iris
1919 - 1999

The British author and philosopher Jean Iris Murdoch was of both English and Irish stock. She was born in Dublin to Protestant parents. Her father was a civil servant, and her mother was a promising opera singer before marrying. The family moved to E...
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