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Also Known As Maurice Francis Richard Shadbolt
Born June 4, 1932 • Auckland • New Zealand
Died October 10, 2004 (aged 72) • New Zealand
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Frederick Forsyth
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Rose Tremain
Rose Tremain
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J.I.M. Stewart
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Aldiss, Brian W.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
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Edna O'Brien
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George Moore, 1908.
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