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Kathy Acker
American novelist, playwright, essayist, and poet (1947–1997).
Born April 18th, 1944 in New York City.
Died November 30th, 1997 at 53 years old in Tijuana (cancer, breast cancer).
Occupations
comics writer, essayist, novelist, performance artist, playwright, poet, prose writer, university teacher, writer
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