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Also Known As William Joseph Kennedy
Born January 16, 1928 (age 96) • Albany • New York
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize
Notable Works “Billy Phelan’s Greates Game” • “Ironweed” • “Ironweed” • “Legs” • “O Albany!” • “The Cotton Club” • “The Ink Truck”
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