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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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Blake, William
1757 - 1827
The English author and artist William Blake was born and spent most of his life in London. His father was a hosier, but his...
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Clarke, Arthur C.
1917 - 2008
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke was a British science writer and author of science fiction books born in Minehead, Somerset....
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Plath, Sylvia
1932 - 1963
The American poet Sylvia Plath was born in Boston. Her mother, Aurelia Schober, met Professor Otto Plath while attending...
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Enzensberger, Hans Magnus
1929 - 2022
The German author and poet Hans Magnus Enzensberger was the oldest of four brothers born to middle-class parents in the...
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