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Also Known As Aldous Leonard Huxley
Born July 26, 1894 • Godalming • England
Died November 22, 1963 (aged 69) • Los Angeles • California
Notable Works “After Many a Summer Dies the Swan” • “Antic Hay” • “Brave New World” • “Crome Yellow” • “Eyeless in Gaza” • “Point Counter Point” • “The Devils of Loudun” • “The Doors of Perception” • “Those Barren Leaves”
Notable Family Members brother Sir Julian Huxley

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