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Michael Dorris
American fiction writer, essayist, memoirist (1945–1997).
Born January 30th, 1945 in Louisville.
Died April 10th, 1997 at 52 years old in Concord (intoxication).
Occupations
anthropologist, children's writer, novelist, writer
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