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It is 68 years today since Patricia D. Cornwell was born.
The American crime writer Patricia Cornwell was born in Miami, Florida, as Patricia Carroll Daniels. After her parents’ divorce she grew up with her mother in Montreat, North Carolina. She married her English professor after graduating from Davidson College and started to work as a journalist at the Charlotte Observer in 1979. She soon became the newspaper’s crime reporter. She has also worked as...
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Crichton, Michael
1942 - 2008
The American author, physician, director and teacher John Michael Crichton was a remarkable person for several reasons: he...
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Lagerkvist, Pär
1891 - 1974
Swedish author, born in Växjö as the youngest of seven siblings. His father was a railway station supervisor, and Pär La...
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Theorin, Johan
1963 -
Johan Theorin is a Swedish author and journalist. He was born in Gothenburg and grew up in Nora, where he moved with his...
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Strindberg, August
1849 - 1912
Johan August Strindberg was a Swedish author born in Stockholm to a large middle-class family. His father was head of the...
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