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William McIlvanney
British writer, precursor of tartan noir genre (1936–2015).
Born November 25th, 1936 in Kilmarnock.
Died December 5th, 2015 at 79 years old in Netherlee (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Occupations
journalist, poet, writer
Wikipedia
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan