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Born	December 28, 1933 • El Dorado • Arkansas
Died	Little Rock • Arkansas
Notable Works	“Escape Velocity: A Charles Portis Miscellany” • “Gringos” • “Masters of Atlantis” • “Norwood” • “The Dog of the South” • “True Grit”

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