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Also Known As	Nevil Shute Norway
Born	January 17, 1899 • Ealing • England
Died	January 12, 1960 (aged 60) • Melbourne • Australia
Notable Works	“A Town Like Alice” • “On the Beach” • “So Disdained” • “What Happened to the Corbetts”

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