Manning, Olivia
1908 - 1980

The British novelist and short story writer Olivia Mary Manning was born in Portsmouth in 1908 (although some sources say...

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Bradley, Alan
1938 -

Alan Bradley was born in Toronto, Canada. He grew up with his mother and two sisters in the town of Cobourg, about one...

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Colette, Gabrielle
1873 - 1954

French author, born in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye in Bourgogne. Her real name was Sidonie Gabrielle Colette, but as an author...

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Dreiser, Theodore
1871 - 1945

The American author Theodore Dreiser was born as Herman Theodore Dreiser in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was the ninth of ten...

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