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Joseph Heller: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born May 1, 1923 • New York City • New York
Died December 12, 1999 (aged 76) • East Hampton • New York
Notable Works “Catch-22” • “Closing Time” • “Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man”

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