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Also Known As	Dame Muriel Sarah Spark • Muriel Sarah Camberg
Born	February 1, 1918 • Edinburgh • Scotland
Died	April 13, 2006 (aged 88) • Florence • Italy
Notable Works	“The Go-Away Bird and Other Stories” • “Memento Mori” • “The Comforters” • “The Girls of Slender Means” • “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie”

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Muriel Spark stands indoors wearing a light-colored blouse, leaning against a table with decorative objects, looking directly at the camera.

Maggie Smith (centre) as Jean Brodie in the 1969 film version of Muriel Spark's novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

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