Lillian HellmanplaywrightBorn: 6/20/1907Birthplace: New Orleans Playwright and essayist known for her intelligent, melodramatic works that passionately defend social justice. Her plays…
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Born: 1881
Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y.
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(Encyclopedia) Bailey, F. Lee
(Francis Lee Bailey), 1933-2021, American lawyer, b. Waltham, Ma., Boston
Univ. Law School (J.D., 1960). Bailey attended…
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