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Born February 21, 1903 • Neuilly-sur-Seine • France
Died January 14, 1977 (aged 73) • Los Angeles • California
Notable Works “A Spy in the House of Love” • “Cities of the Interior” • “D.H. Lawrence: An Unprofessional Study” • “Delta of Venus: Erotica” • “Four-Chambered Heart, The” • “Ladders to Fire” • “Solar Barque”

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