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Also Known As	Barbara Vine • Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh • Ruth Barbara Grasemann
Born	February 17, 1930 • London • England
Died	May 2, 2015 (aged 85) • London • England
Awards And Honors	Edgar Award (1984) • Edgar Award (1975)
Notable Works	“From Doon with Death”

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