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It is no wonder that people are so horrible when they start life as children.

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Kingsley Amis
Age: 73 †
Born: 1922
Born: April 16
Died: 1995
Died: October 22
Autobiographer
Journalist
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Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
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Clapham Common Ward
Sir Kingsley William Amis
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