Hugh Lofting
January 14, 1886 to September 26, 1947
Born in Maidenhead, England & Died in Topanga, California
Creator of the Dr. Dolittle series of juvenile books. The series originated in letters that Lofting wrote to his children from the front during the first World War.
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Jack London
January 12, 1876 to November 22, 1916
Born in San Francisco, California & Died at Beauty Ranch, California
Novelist and short story writer who was far more gifted than you probably remember from your experience with The Call Of The Wild in 8th grade English class.
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"The code he learned was to obey the strong and to oppress the weak."
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Barry Lopez
Barry Lopez
January 6, 1945
Born in Chester, New York
Award winning essayist. If you've got a two line assessment of Lopez's work, please use the comment form below. (You can even go so far as to send five or six sentences.)
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Robert Ludlum
May 25, 1927 to March 12, 2001
Born in New York City & Died in Naples, Florida
Creator of the Bourne Identity and an author who somehow manages to remain prolific years after his death - it is perhaps his greatest mystery.
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John D. MacDonald
July 24, 1916 to December 28, 1986
Born in Sharon, Pennsylvania & Died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Creator of Travis McGee and one of the top two or three most gifted popular novelists of the 20th century. The man was a genius.
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