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Also Known As Jessica Lucy Mitford
Born September 11, 1917 • Gloucestershire • England
Died July 23, 1996 (aged 78) • Oakland
Notable Works “The American Way of Death” • “The Trial of Dr. Spock”
Notable Family Members sister Nancy Mitford

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