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When he'd sworn at her and been sworn at in return, they became great friends.

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Philip Pullman
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: October 19
Audiobook Narrator
Executive Producer
Film Writer
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Novelist
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University Teacher
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Norwich
Norfolk
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