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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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French, Tana
1973 -
Crime writer and actress Tana French was born in Burlington, Vermont, USA. Her father was an economist and worked all...
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Lehtolainen, Leena
1964 -
Leena Katriina Lehtolainen is a Finnish author. She was born in Vesanto and grew up in Outokumpu, Northern Karelia....
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Harrison, Harry
1925 - 2012
The Irish-American author and illustrator Harry (Henry Maxwell) Harrison wrote virtually only science fiction and fantasy....
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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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