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Born November 14, 1875 • Basel • Switzerland • (Birthday tomorrow)
Died September 25, 1944 (aged 68) • Strasbourg • France
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American author
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American author, photographer, and film director
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American author
Thomas Merton, 1959
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Mary Austin.
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