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My older sister achieved her dream of being an artist. She's an illustrator living in Manhattan.

Jeannette Walls

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Jeannette Walls
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: April 21
Journalist
Writer
Phoenix
Arizona
Achieved
Sister
Older
Living
Artist
Dream
Illustrator
Illustrators
Manhattan

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