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Also Known As	James Thomas Farrell
Born	February 27, 1904 • Chicago • Illinois
Died	August 22, 1979 (aged 75) • New York City • New York
Notable Works	“A Universe of Time” • “Judgment Day” • “Studs Lonigan” • “The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan” • “Young Lonigan: A Boyhood in Chicago Streets”
Movement / Style	naturalism

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