Walcott, Derek
1930 - 2017

Derek Walcott was born in Castries on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. His father was a civil servant who painted and...

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Propper, Milton M.
1906 - 1962

American crime writer and lawyer, born into a middle-class family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he also lived for...

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Armstrong, Charlotte
1905 - 1969

Charlotte Armstrong was an American author born in Vulcan, Michigan. She attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and...

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Mulisch, Harry
1927 - 2010

The Dutch author Harry Mulisch was born in the city of Haarlem. His father came from Austria, an officer who had fled to...

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