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It is 116 years today since Ian Fleming was born.
Ian Lancaster Fleming was an English author and journalist born in London. He created James Bond, code name 007 – one of the most famous fictional spies of the 20th century known from a great number of books, films, radio plays etc., only a small number of which were in fact written by Fleming. Some were a great deal better, but none has had the same impact.
Fleming came from a wealthy and p...
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Vulliamy, C.E.
1886 - 1971
The British author and journalist, C.E. (Colwyn Edward) Vulliamy, was born into a well-off family in the little village of...
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Neruda, Pablo
1904 - 1973
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Liksom, Rosa
1958 -
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Rhode, John
1884 - 1964
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