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Also Known As Eliot Reed
Born June 28, 1909 • London • England
Died October 22, 1998 (aged 89) • London • England
Notable Works “Judgment on Deltchev” • “The Dark Frontier” • “The Light of Day” • “The Mask of Dimitrios”

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