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Also Known As	Edward Fairly Stuart Graham Cloete
Born	July 23, 1897 • Paris • France
Died	March 19, 1976 (aged 78) • Cape Town • South Africa
Notable Works	“A Victorian Son” • “African Portraits” • “The Young Men and the Old” • “Turning Wheels”

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