Cleeves, Ann
1954 -

The British crime writer Ann Cleeves grew up in Herefordshire and North Devon, England. Her father was a teacher. After...

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Fowles, John
1926 - 2005

John Robert Fowles was born in a middle-class family in the Essex town of Leigh-on-Sea. His father, Robert Fowles, dreamt...

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Vidal, Gore
1925 - 2012

The American novelist and essayist Gore Vidal was born at West Point, New York. He was originally christened Eugene Vidal,...

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Lindsay, Jeff
1952 -

Jeff Lindsay’s real name is Jeffry P. Freundlich. He was born and grew up in Miami, with a father who was an art teacher. A...

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