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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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Kellerman, Faye
1952 -
The American crime novelist Faye Marder Kellerman was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She moved with her family to Sherman...
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Waltari, Mika
1908 - 1979
The Finnish author Mika Waltari is considered one of the foremost Nordic authors of the 20th century. Many of his books are...
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Pizzolatto, Nic
1975 -
The American author Nicholas Austin "Nic" Pizzolatto is the author of the bestselling novel Galveston (2010) and the...
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Wallace, Edgar
1875 - 1932
During his most productive period, the English author Edgar Wallace was one of the most popular authors in Europe....
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