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It is 75 years today since Ingrid Hedström was born.
TThe Swedish journalist and author Ingrid Hedström were born in Söderhamn in the central Swedish province of Hälsingland, and then moved to Avesta in nearby Dalarna when she was five years old. She is said to be one of the 1960’s so-called "welfare-state princesses", meaning that she was the first in her family to graduate from high school. She completed her final exam at Avesta Grammar School in...
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Crichton, Michael
1942 - 2008
The American author, physician, director and teacher John Michael Crichton was a remarkable person for several reasons: he...
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Barnard, Robert
1936 - 2013
Robert Barnard was an English crime writer and scholar of international fame. He was born in Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex. In...
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Freemantle, Brian
1936 -
Brian Harry Freemantle is a British writer and journalist. He was born in Southampton, Hampshire, where he attended...
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Parker, T. Jefferson
1953 -
T. Jefferson "Jeff" Parker is an American author of police procedural novels. He grew up in Orange County, mainly in the...
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