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Born October 21, 1897 • Vienna • Austria
Died July 3, 1976 (aged 78) • Vienna • Austria
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Portrait of Austrian author Alexander Lernet-Holenia, an older man in a suit and tie, seated and looking toward the camera with a slight smile.
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