Hammett, Dashiell
1894 - 1961

American detective writer, born in St. Mary's County in Maryland. He grew up in Baltimore where his family moved when he...

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Lockridge, Richard
1898 - 1982

An American journalist and author, born in St. Joseph, Missouri, where he also grew up. After finishing school, he studied...

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Rothmann, Ralf
1953 -

The German author Ralf Rothmann was born to a Catholic family in Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein. He grew up in Oberhausen in...

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O'Neill, Eugene
1888 - 1953

The American playwright Eugene O'Neill, the son of actors James O'Neill and Ella Quinlan, was born in a Manhattan hotel....

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