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Born October 24, 1904 • New York City • New York
Died December 20, 1961 (aged 57) • Palm Springs • California
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize
Notable Works “Lady in the Dark” • “The Man Who Came to Dinner” • “You Can’t Take It with You”

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