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Also Known As Sir John Clifford Mortimer
Born April 21, 1923 • London • England
Died January 16, 2009 (aged 85) • near Henley-on-Thames • England
Notable Works “Brideshead Revisited”
Notable Family Members spouse Penelope Mortimer

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