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Also Known As	Alice Mary Norton
Born	February 17, 1912 • Cleveland • Ohio
Died	March 17, 2005 (aged 93) • Murfreesboro • Tennessee
Notable Works	“At Swords’ Point” • “Star Man’s Son, 2250 A.D.” • “Sword Is Drawn, The” • “Sword in Sheath”

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