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Born July 17, 1923 • Ohio
Died March 13, 2009 (aged 85) • Englewood • New Jersey
Notable Works “63: Dream Palace” • “Don’t Call Me by My Right Name and Other Stories” • “Malcolm” • “Sleepers in Moon-Crowned Valleys”

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