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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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Chambers, Aidan
1934 -
British author of books for children and young adults born north of Durham, near the town of Chester-le-Street. His father...
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Barker, Pat
1943 -
The novelist Pat (Patricia) Barker was born in a working-class home in Thornaby-on-Tees, northeast England. Her father's...
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Rivas, Manuel
1957 -
Manuel Rivas is a Spanish novelist, poet, essayist, playwright and journalist born in La Coruña, Galicia in northwest ...
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Brontë, Anne
1820 - 1849
Anne Brontë was the youngest and least known of the three Brontë sisters. She grew up together with her sisters Charlotte a...
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