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My relatives used to laugh when I talked of being a writer.

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Taylor Caldwell
Age: 84 †
Born: 1900
Born: September 7
Died: 1985
Died: August 30
Journalist
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Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Manchester
England
Marcus Holland
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Janet Miriam Holland Taylor Caldwell
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