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Also Known As	Keith Spencer Waterhouse
Born	February 6, 1929 • England
Died	September 4, 2009 (aged 80) • London • England
Notable Works	“Billy Liar” • “Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell” • “There is a Happy Land”

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