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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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Adonis
1930 -
Adonis, or Adunis, is the alias of the Syrian-Lebanese poet Ali Ahmad Said. Said was born in a poor farming community in...
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Manea, Norman
1936 -
Romanian author of Jewish descent born in Suceava, Bukovina, in northern Romania. He and his family were brought to a...
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Manning, Olivia
1908 - 1980
The British novelist and short story writer Olivia Mary Manning was born in Portsmouth in 1908 (although some sources say...
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Damhaug, Torkil
1958 -
Torkil Damhaug is a Norwegian author and physician born in Lillehammer. His father was an officer of the Norwegian Army and...
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