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It is 116 years today since Ian Fleming was born.
Ian Lancaster Fleming was an English author and journalist born in London. He created James Bond, code name 007 – one of the most famous fictional spies of the 20th century known from a great number of books, films, radio plays etc., only a small number of which were in fact written by Fleming. Some were a great deal better, but none has had the same impact.
Fleming came from a wealthy and p...
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Tyler, Anne
1941 -
Anne Tyler is an American author who was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and grew up in North Carolina. Her father, Lloyd...
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Harris, Frank
1856 - 1931
The editor, journalist and publisher Frank Harris was born in Ireland. He was a notorious womanizer who became an American...
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Burroughs, William S.
1914 - 1997
American author born in St. Louis, Missouri. Burroughs came from a prominent family and was educated at the Los Alamos...
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Swift, Jonathan
1667 - 1745
The Anglo-Irish author and satirist Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin, Ireland. His cousin was the English poet and...
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