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Cleo Wade, 35
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Elmore Leonard (1925-2013)
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Thy Nguyen, 34
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Walter Isaacson, 73
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Lillian Hellman (1905-1984)
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Clint Smith, 36
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Bob Kaufman (1925-1986)
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Poppy Z. Brite, 58
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