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Also Known As Rosa Cuthbert
Born September 1, 1922 • Trinidad and Tobago
Died June 3, 2012 (aged 89) • New York City • New York
Notable Works “Bird at My Window” • “Children of Longing”
Movement / Style Harlem Writers Guild
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