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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Leon, Donna
1942 -

The American crime writer Donna Leon was born in Montclaire, New Jersey. At the age of twenty-three, she published her...

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Ludlum, Robert
1927 - 2001

The American thriller writer, theatre producer and actor Robert Ludlum were born in New York, but his family moved to New...

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Atkinson, Kate
1951 -

The British author Kate Atkinson was born in York, her father was a shopkeeper. She read English literature at Dundee...

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