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Also Known As	Bunny Wilson
Born	May 8, 1895 • New Jersey
Died	June 12, 1972 (aged 77) • New York
Notable Works	“Axel’s Castle” • “Memoirs of Hecate County” • “Patriotic Gore” • “The Wound and the Bow” • “To the Finland Station”

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