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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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Författarporträtt av Mayakovsky, Vladimir

Mayakovsky, Vladimir
1893 - 1930

Vladimir Mayakovsky's name is closely interwoven with the Russian Revolution. This fact makes him as controversial as the...

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Författarporträtt av Dickinson, Emily

Dickinson, Emily
1830 - 1886

The American poet Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her father was a successful lawyer. She studied art...

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Författarporträtt av McCarthy, Cormac

McCarthy, Cormac
1933 - 2023

American author, playwright and screenwriter born as Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr. Because of the family's Irish roots his...

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Portrait image of Johanna Nilsson

Nilsson, Johanna
1973 -

Johanna Nilsson was born in Uppsala and moved with her family to Borlänge when she was six years old. Her parents were ...

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