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Edgar Lee Masters
American writer.
Born August 23rd, 1868 in Garnett. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1950 at 81 years old in Melrose Park. [ref]
Occupations
author, biographer, lawyer, novelist, playwright, poet, writer
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci