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Born May 19, 1930 • Chicago • Illinois
Died January 12, 1965 (aged 34) • New York City • New York
Notable Works “A Raisin in the Sun” • “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window” • “To Be Young, Gifted, and Black”

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