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Archibald MacLeish: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born May 7, 1892 • Glen Coe • Illinois
Died April 20, 1982 (aged 89) • Boston • Massachusetts
Awards And Honors National Book Award • Pulitzer Prize • Tony Awards (1959) • Bollingen Prize (1952)
Notable Works “J.B.”

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