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Science had married the wilderness and was taming the savage shrew.

Edna Ferber

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Edna Ferber
Age: 80 †
Born: 1887
Born: August 15
Died: 1968
Died: April 16
Journalist
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Appleton
Wisconsin
Science
Shrews
Taming
Savage
Savages
Wilderness
Married

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