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Also Known As	William Joseph Kennedy
Born	January 16, 1928 (age 97) • 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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