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Also Known As Anthony Grove Hillerman
Born May 27, 1925 • Oklahoma
Died October 26, 2008 (aged 83) • Albuquerque • New Mexico
Notable Works “Dance Hall of the Dead” • “People of Darkness” • “Skinwalkers” • “The Blessing Way” • “The Shape Shifter”

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