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Also Known As	Christopher William Bradshaw-Isherwood
Born	August 26, 1904 • England
Died	January 4, 1986 (aged 81) • Santa Monica • California
Notable Works	“A Single Man” • “Goodbye to Berlin” • “Lions and Shadows” • “Mr. Norris Changes Trains” • “The Ascent of F6” • “The Berlin Stories”

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