Freeman, R. Austin
1862 - 1943

English author born in London as the youngest of five siblings. His father was an innkeeper who later trained as a tailor....

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Naipaul, V.S.
1932 - 2018

V.S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad) Naipaul, a West Indian author of Indian descent, born in Chaguanas near Port of Spain on...

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Williams, Tennessee
1911 - 1983

American playwright born in Columbus, Mississippi as Thomas Lanier Williams. His father was a travelling shoe salesman, and...

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Conroy, Pat
1945 - 2016

The American author Donald Patrick "Pat" Conroy was born in Atlanta, Georgia, as the oldest of seven siblings. His father,...

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