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Thomas Beecham was a pompous little band-master who stood against everything creative in the art of his time.

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John Fowles
Age: 79 †
Born: 1926
Born: March 31
Died: 2005
Died: November 5
Essayist
Novelist
Screenwriter
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Leigh-on-Sea
Essex
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Littles
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Music
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