Sylvia Plath

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Also Known As	Victoria Lucas
Born	October 27, 1932 • Boston • Massachusetts
Died	February 11, 1963 (aged 30) • London • England
Awards And Honors	Pulitzer Prize (1982)
Notable Works	“Ariel” • “Crossing the Water” • “Daddy” • “Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams” • “Lady Lazarus” • “Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom” • “The Bell Jar” • “The Collected Poems” • “The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath” • “Three Women” • “Winter Trees”
Notable Family Members	spouse Ted Hughes

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