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It is 97 years today since Robert Ludlum was born.
The American thriller writer, theatre producer and actor Robert Ludlum were born in New York, but his family moved to New Jersey when he was just a baby and it was there he grew up. His father was a business man and the young son received an education at private schools across Connecticut: Rectory School in Pomfret, Kent School in Kent, Chesire Academy in Chesire and Wesleyan University in...
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Williams, Charles
1909 - 1975
Charles Williams was a ground-breaking author of noir crime fiction. More than two thirds of his books came out as pulp...
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Durbridge, Francis
1912 - 1998
The British crime writer Francis Durbridge was born in Hull in Yorkshire. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School in...
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Hosseini, Khaled
1965 -
Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, as the oldest of five children. His mother was a teacher of history and...
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Kirchhoff, Bodo
1948 -
The German novelist and playwright Bodo Kirchhoff was born in Hamburg and grew up in South Germany. His mother was an...
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