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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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Lyall, Gavin
1932 - 2003
Gavin Tudor Lyall was a British author of espionage thrillers. He was born in Birmingham, England, where he attended the...
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Lövestam, Sara
1980 -
The author, queer activist, radio presenter, linguist and language teacher Sara Maria Kristina Lövestam was born in ...
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Brett, Simon
1945 -
British author born in Worcester Park, Surrey. In 1949, the family moved to Ealing and a year later to Banstead where he...
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Wells, Carolyn
1862 - 1942
Carolyn Wells was a best-selling American author of children’s and young adult books and mystery stories in the early 1...
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