MacDonald, Philip
1899 - 1981

The English crime writer Philip MacDonald was born in London. Both his grandfather George and his father Ronald were...

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Simon, Claude
1913 - 2005

Claude Simon was born in Antananarivo, Madagascar, where his father was an officer in the French colonial army. After his...

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Hamsun, Knut
1859 - 1952

The Norwegian author Knut Hamsun was born as Knut Pedersen at Lom in the Gudbrandsdalen valley, but from 1862 he was...

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Philips, Judson
1903 - 1989

American author and journalist, born in Northfield, Massachusetts. Judson P. (Pentecost) Philips has primarily become known...

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