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Gwendolyn Brooks
American writer (1917–2000).
Born June 7th, 1917 in Topeka. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 2000 at 83 years old in Chicago (cancer). [ref]
Occupations
novelist, poet, teacher, writer
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