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Richard Dorson
American folklorist (1916–1981).
Born March 12th, 1916 in New York City.
Died September 11th, 1981 at 65 years old in Bloomington.
Occupations
academic, anthropologist, children's writer, collector of fairy tales, historian, writer
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