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Death has this much to be said for it: You don't have to get out of bed for it. Wherever you happen to be They bring it to you—free.

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Kingsley Amis
Age: 73 †
Born: 1922
Born: April 16
Died: 1995
Died: October 22
Autobiographer
Journalist
Literary Critic
Novelist
Poet
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Short Story Writer
Teacher
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Clapham Common Ward
Sir Kingsley William Amis
Kingsley William Amis
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