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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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Doyle, Roddy
1958 -

Irish author and screenwriter who grew up in Kilbarrack, Dublin, Ireland. Doyle has a Bachelor of Arts from University...

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Författarporträtt av Manea, Norman

Manea, Norman
1936 -

Romanian author of Jewish descent born in Suceava, Bukovina, in northern Romania. He and his family were brought to a...

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Författarporträtt av Heinesen, William

Heinesen, William
1900 - 1991

William Heinesen was born in Torshavn, the Faeroe Islands, where his father was a merchant and ship owner of peasant stock....

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Författarporträtt av Brooks, Kevin

Brooks, Kevin
1959 -

Kevin Brooks was born in Exeter and has studied Philosophy and Psychology at Aston University in Birmingham and in London....

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