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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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Thompson, Jim
1906 - 1977
James Myers "Jim" Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. His father was of Scottish origin while his mother had Cherokee...
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Bely, Andrei
1880 - 1934
The Russian novelist, poet and critic Andrei (or Andrey) Bely was born in Moscow as Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev. His father...
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Michael, Ib
1945 -
Ib Michael Rasmussen is a Danish author. He was born to a wealthy family in Roskilde on the Danish coast. As a child he...
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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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