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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O'Connell, Carol
1947 -

Carol O’Connel is an American author and artist best known for her books about the ruthless hardboiled detective Kathleen "...

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Elkins, Aaron
1935 -

Aaron Elkins is an American crime writer born in Brooklyn, New York. He read anthropology and psychology at Hunter College,...

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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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