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Also Known As Paul Eliot Green
Born March 17, 1894 • North Carolina
Died May 4, 1981 (aged 87) • Chapel Hill • North Carolina
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize
Notable Works “In Abraham’s Bosom” • “Johnny Johnson”

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