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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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Gilbert, Michael
1912 - 2006
Michael Francis Gilbert was a British author of mystery stories and thrillers. He was born in Billinghay, Lincolnshire, and...
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Truc, Olivier
1964 -
The French author Olivier Truc is a journalist and war correspondent. Truc has been working for Le Monde in Scandinavia and...
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Woodrell, Daniel
1953 -
Daniell Woodrell is an American author born in Springfield, a town situated in the Missouri Ozarks, a plateau and mountain...
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Malet, Léo
1909 - 1996
French author born as Léon Malet in Montpellier. Having lost his parents when he was four years old, he was raised by his ...
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