Francis, Dick
1920 - 2010

The British jockey and author Richard Stanley "Dick" Francis is famous worldwide both as a champion jockey – at one time j...

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Davidson, Diane Mott
1949 -

The American crime writer Diane Mott Davidson was born, one of six siblings, in Honolulu, Hawaii, where her father, a naval...

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Connelly, Michael
1956 -

Michael Connelly is an American author of crime fiction born in Philadelphia. At the age of twelve, he moved with his...

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Du Maurier, Daphne
1907 - 1989

The British novelist and playwright Daphne du Maurier was born in London to parents who were both prominent actors; her...

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