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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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Updike, John
1932 - 2009
American author, born in the small town of Shillington in Pennsylvania, where also his earliest works take place, but then...
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Carpentier, Alejo
1904 - 1980
Cuban author, who was born in Lausanne in Switzerland but moved with his parents to Havana when newly born. His father was...
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LaPlante, Alice
1958 -
American author, journalist and teacher, who has written technical books in different subjects as well as psychological...
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Hanshew, T.W.
1857 - 1914
An American author, journalist and actor, born in Brooklyn, New York. Not much is known about his private life and early...
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