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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Lockridge, Frances
1896 - 1963

The American author and journalist Frances Lockridge was born as Frances Davis in Kansas City in Missouri, where she also...

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Billingham, Mark
1961 -

The British author Mark Philip David Billingham was born in Solihull, Warwickshire, and grew up near Birmingham where he...

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Thackeray, William
1811 - 1863

William Makepeace Thackeray was born in Calcutta. His ancestors had made a fortune in the East India Company, and after his...

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