Leonard, Elmore
1925 - 2013

The American author Elmore John Leonard, Jr. was born in New Orleans, but because his father worked for the automobile...

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Childers, Erskine
1870 - 1922

The British author Robert Erskine Childers (not to be confused with his son Erskine Hamilton Childers, the fourth president...

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Russell, Bertrand
1872 - 1970

The British philosopher and author Bertrand Arthur William Russel was born in Trelleck, Monmouthshire, Wales, to an...

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Carey, Peter
1943 -

The Australian author Peter Philip Carey was born in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, where his parents ran a General Motors...

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