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It is 68 years today since Patricia D. Cornwell was born.
The American crime writer Patricia Cornwell was born in Miami, Florida, as Patricia Carroll Daniels. After her parents’ divorce she grew up with her mother in Montreat, North Carolina. She married her English professor after graduating from Davidson College and started to work as a journalist at the Charlotte Observer in 1979. She soon became the newspaper’s crime reporter. She has also worked as...
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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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Milton, John
1608 - 1674
The English poet John Milton was born in London as the son of a wealthy Catholic burgher. He attended Christ's College,...
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Tabucchi, Antonio
1943 - 2012
The Italian author, scholar, translator and journalist Antonio Tabucchi was born in Pisa where he also studied at...
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Hagerfors, Lennart
1946 -
Olof Lennart Hagerfors' parents Maja and Sven were both missionaries in the former Belgian Congo, now the Democratic...
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