Katherine Dunn

American novelist, journalist, poet (1945–2016).

Born October 24th, 1945 in Garden City.

Died May 11th, 2016 at 70 years old in Portland (lung cancer). [ref]

Occupations
journalist, novelist, poet, radio personality, sports journalist, writer
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