Tolkien, J.R.R.
1892 - 1973

The English author, poet and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, then in the Orange Free State...

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Cole, Martina
1959 -

Martina Cole is one best-selling British authors of the 21st century; according to the mass media, only Harry Potter’s c...

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Carrère, Emmanuel
1957 -

The French author Emmanuel Carrère was born to a middle-class family in Paris's 16th arrondissement. He is the son of Louis ...

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Bergman, Hjalmar
1883 - 1931

Hjalmar Bergman was born in Örebro as the son of a bank manager, Claes Bergman, and his wife Fredrique, born Elgérus. As a l...

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