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Also Known As Ernest James Gaines
Born January 15, 1933 • Louisiana
Died November 5, 2019 (aged 86) • Louisiana
Awards And Honors National Medal of Arts (2013)
Notable Works “A Lesson Before Dying” • “Mozart and Leadbelly” • “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” • “The Tragedy of Brady Sims”
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