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Also Known As	Richard George Adams
Born	May 9, 1920 • England
Died	December 24, 2016 (aged 96)
Notable Works	“Maia” • “Shardik” • “The Girl in a Swing” • “The Plague Dogs” • “Traveller” • “Watership Down”

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