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Man is an evasive beast, given to cultivating strange notions about himself.
Upton Sinclair
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Upton Sinclair
Age: 90 †
Born: 1878
Born: September 20
Died: 1968
Died: November 25
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Upton Beall Sinclair
Clarke Fitch
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Upton Sinclair Jr.
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