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Also Known As	Elizabeth Osborne Mavor
Born	December 17, 1927 • Glasgow • Scotland
Died	May 22, 2013 (aged 85)
Notable Works	“A Green Equinox” • “Summer in the Greenhouse” • “The Redoubt” • “The Temple of Flora” • “The White Solitaire”

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