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Also Known As Elizabeth Becker Henley
Born May 8, 1952 (age 72) • Jackson • Mississippi
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize
Notable Works “Crimes of the Heart” • “The Miss Firecracker Contest” • “The Wake of Jamey Foster”
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