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Also Known As Thomas Eugene Robbins
Born July 22, 1932 • North Carolina
Died February 9, 2025 (aged 92) • Washington
Notable Works “Another Roadside Attraction” • “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” • “Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates” • “Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas” • “Jitterbug Perfume” • “Skinny Legs and All” • “Still Life with Woodpecker” • “Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life” • “Villa Incognito”

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