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Valentin Kataev
Soviet writer, playwright, screenwriter, poet.
Born January 28th, 1897 in Odesa. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1986 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Occupations
children's writer, contributing editor, journalist, playwright, poet, science fiction writer, screenwriter, war correspondent, writer
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