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Also Known As	Elinor Sutherland
Born	October 17, 1864 • Jersey • United Kingdom
Died	September 23, 1943 (aged 78) • London • England
Notable Works	“His Hour” • “It” • “The Visits of Elizabeth” • “Three Weeks”

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