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Also Known As William Erwin Eisner
Born March 6, 1917 • New York City • New York
Died January 3, 2005 (aged 87) • Fort Lauderdale • Florida
Notable Works “A Contract with God, and Other Tenement Stories” • “The Spirit”

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