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Born March 23, 1898? • Austria-Hungary
Died September 4, 1951 • New Jersey
Notable Works “Cradle of Life” • “Grandsons” • “Laughing in the Jungle” • “My America” • “The House in Antigua” • “The Native’s Return”
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