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Bizarre as was the name she bore, Kim Ravenal always said she was thankful it had been no worse.

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Edna Ferber
Age: 80 †
Born: 1887
Born: August 15
Died: 1968
Died: April 16
Journalist
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Screenwriter
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Appleton
Wisconsin
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