MacDonald, John D.
1916 - 1986

The American author John Dann MacDonald was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania. His father (who was of Scottish ancestry) pursued...

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Rolland, Romain
1866 - 1944

The French author and playwright Romain Rolland was born in Clamecy, Bourgogne. The family moved to Paris, partly for the...

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Pinter, Harold
1930 - 2008

English author, poet, playwright and actor. Harold Pinter was born in Hackney in London's East End as the only child of...

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Ashbery, John
1927 - 2017

The poet, art critic, translator and essayist John Lawrence Ashbery was born in Rochester, New York, and grew up on a farm...

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