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It is 88 years today since Larry McMurtry was born.
The American novelist Larry Jeff McMurtry was born and raised on a cattle farm in Archer City near Wichita Falls, Texas. His parents were cattle breeders.
McMurtry studied at Rice University, Houston, graduating with a Master of Arts in 1960. After a year at Stanford University he began to teach at Texas Christian University (1961–1962) and at Rice University (1964–1964). As of 1971, McMurtry was...
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Becker, Jurek
1937 - 1997
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Blake, William
1757 - 1827
The English author and artist William Blake was born and spent most of his life in London. His father was a hosier, but his...
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Rolf Börjlind was born in Västra Skrävlinge in Malmö. He started studying at the College of Journalism in Stockholm in 196...
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Kaminsky, Stuart M.
1934 - 2009
The productive American Stuart M. (Melvin) Kaminsky had a chair in Film Studies and wrote a large number of books: studies...
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