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Also Known As Hunt Collins • Salvatore Albert Lombino • Richard Marsten • Ezra Hannon • Ed McBain • Curt Cannon
Born October 15, 1926 • New York City • New York
Died July 6, 2005 (aged 78) • Connecticut
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