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Also Known As Diane Lain Johnson Murray
Born April 28, 1934 (age 90) • Moline • Illinois
Notable Works “Burning” • “Dashiell Hammett: A Life” • “Fair Game” • “Flyover Lives” • “Health and Happiness” • “L’Affaire” • “Le Divorce” • “Le Mariage” • “Lorna Mott Comes Home” • “Loving Hands at Home” • “Lulu in Marrakech” • “Lying Low” • “Persian Nights” • “Terrorists and Novelists” • “The Shadow Knows” • “The Shining”
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