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I may be daft but I'm no' stupid!

Terry Pratchett

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Terry Pratchett
Age: 66 †
Born: 1948
Born: April 28
Died: 2015
Died: March 12
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Journalist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Buckinghamshire
Terence David John Terry Pratchett
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Sir Terence David John Pratchett
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