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I'm happy to talk in general themes, but when we get down to specifics about my family, for me that's always been off-limits.

J. K. Rowling

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J. K. Rowling
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: July 31
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Executive Producer
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Yate
Gloucestershire
Joanne Jo Murray
Joanne Kathleen Rowling
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Robert Galbraith
Joanne Rowling
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