Myrdal, Jan
1927 - 2020

Swedish author, born in Stockholm to Gunnar and Alva Myrdal, both social democratic cabinet ministers, Nobel Prize winners...

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MacDonald, John D.
1916 - 1986

The American author John Dann MacDonald was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania. His father (who was of Scottish ancestry) pursued...

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Chambers, Aidan
1934 -

British author of books for children and young adults born north of Durham, near the town of Chester-le-Street. His father...

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James, Henry
1843 - 1916

Henry James was an American author born in New York to a wealthy, intellectual family of Irish and Scottish origin. His...

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