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Also Known As Shirley Hardie Jackson
Born December 14, 1916 • San Francisco • California
Died August 8, 1965 (aged 48) • Vermont
Awards And Honors Edgar Award (1966)
Notable Works “The Haunting of Hill House” • “The Lottery”

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