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Born August 15, 1885 • Kalamazoo • Michigan
Died April 16, 1968 (aged 82) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize
Notable Works “Cimarron” • “Saratoga Trunk” • “Show Boat” • “So Big”

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