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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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Kemelman, Harry
1908 - 1996
Harry Kemelman was an American mystery writer and professor of English. He was born in Boston to Russian-Jewish immigrant...
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Bremer, Fredrika
1801 - 1865
Fredrika Bremer was born in in Turku, Finland. As an author, she has been very significant for women's rights issues....
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Duve, Karen
1961 -
The German author Karen Duve was born in Hamburg. After she graduated from upper-secondary school in 1981, she worked as a...
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Watson, Colin
1920 - 1983
Some refer to the British journalist Colin Watson's Flaxborough (population 15,000) stories as among the funniest in...
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