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I sometimes think it ironic for an ex-seaman, longshoreman, truck driver, policeman, bus driver, etc... to find success writing children's novels.

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Brian Jacques
Age: 71 †
Born: 1939
Born: June 15
Died: 2011
Died: February 5
Writer
City of Liverpool
James Brian Jacques
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