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Also Known As Ann Clare Boothe
Born March 10, 1903 • New York City • New York
Died October 9, 1987 (aged 84) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Title / Office House of Representatives (1943-1947), United States
Political Affiliation Republican Party
Awards And Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom (1983)

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