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Also Known As Leonard Q. Ross • Leo Calvin Rosten
Born April 11, 1908 • Łódź • Poland
Died February 19, 1997 (aged 88) • New York City • New York
Notable Works “The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N”
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