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Ernest J. Gaines
American author (1933–2019).
Born January 15th, 1933 in Oscar. [ref]
Died November 5th, 2019 at 86 years old in Oscar (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Occupations
novelist, university teacher
Wikipedia
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan