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It is 97 years today since Robert Ludlum was born.
The American thriller writer, theatre producer and actor Robert Ludlum were born in New York, but his family moved to New Jersey when he was just a baby and it was there he grew up. His father was a business man and the young son received an education at private schools across Connecticut: Rectory School in Pomfret, Kent School in Kent, Chesire Academy in Chesire and Wesleyan University in...
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James, Henry
1843 - 1916
Henry James was an American author born in New York to a wealthy, intellectual family of Irish and Scottish origin. His...
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Doolittle, Hilda
1886 - 1961
The American poet and novelist Hilda Doolittle (H.D.) was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She had five brothers and was...
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Kadaré, Ismaïl
1936 -
Albanian author born in Gjirokastër in southern Albania near the border with Greece. His father was a postman. Ismail ...
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Pears, Iain
1955 -
Iain Pears is a British author, art historian and journalist. He was born in Coventry where his father was a company...
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