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George [Gershwin] died on July 11, 1937, but I don't have to believe that if I don't want to.

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Hot lead can be almost as effective coming from a linotype as from a firearm.

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Socially, I never belonged to any class, rich or poor. To the rich I was poor, and to the poor I was poor pretending to be like the rich.

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John O'Hara

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Born: January 31, 1905
Died: April 11, 1970 (aged 65)
Bio: John Henry O'Hara was an American writer. He first earned a reputation for short stories and later became a best-selling novelist before the age of thirty with Appointment in Samarra and Butterfield 8.
Known for:
  1. Appointment in Samarra (1934)
  2. Ten North Frederick (1955)
  3. A Rage to Live (1949)
  4. Gibbsville, PA: The Classic Stories
  5. John O'Hara's Hollywood

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