A.D. Hope: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Alec Derwent Hope
Born	July 21, 1907 • Cooma • Australia
Died	July 13, 2000 (aged 92) • Canberra • Australia
Notable Works	“Conquistador” • “The Return from the Freudian Isles”

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