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Born December 15, 1888 • Pennsylvania
Died February 28, 1959 (aged 70) • Stamford • Connecticut
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize
Notable Works “Both Your Houses” • “High Tor” • “Knickerbocker Holiday” • “Saturday’s Children” • “What Price Glory?” • “Winterset”

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