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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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Johnstone, Doug
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The Scottish novelist, musician and journalist Douglas ‘Doug’ Johnstone was born in Irvine in Scotland, but grew up in the Sc...
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Francis, Dick
1920 - 2010
The British jockey and author Richard Stanley "Dick" Francis is famous worldwide both as a champion jockey – at one time j...
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McCaffrey, Anne
1926 - 2011
The American author Anne McCaffrey has gained great international popularity with stories that are a wilful mixture of SF...
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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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