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John D. MacDonald
American writer (1916–1986).
Born July 24th, 1916 in Sharon.
Died December 28th, 1986 at 70 years old in Milwaukee.
Occupations
essayist, novelist, science fiction writer, screenwriter, short story writer, translator, writer
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Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi