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My oldest sister was an actress living in NYC by the time I was ten, and desperately wanted to be the one in charge of the words.

Julianna Baggott

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Julianna Baggott
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 30
Essayist
Novelist
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University Teacher
Writer
Wilmington
Delaware
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Actresses
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