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Toni Morrison

Author · born February 18, 1931 · died 2019

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Chloe Anthony Wofford "Toni" Morrison was an American novelist and editor. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970.

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  1. 56Notable work: BelovedSeptember 1, 1987
  2. ~57Received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction1988
  3. ~62Received the Nobel Prize in Literature1993
  4. ~81Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom2012

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1933 · Japan

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Matt Dillon
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Actor

1964 · United States

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Athlete

1967 · Italy

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Molly Ringwald
actor

Molly Ringwald

Actor

1968 · United States

Molly Kathleen Ringwald is an American actress, writer, and translator. She began her career as a child actress on the sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life before being nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her starring role in the drama film Tempest (1982).

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