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LOZIER, Ralph Fulton, a Representative from Missouri; born near Hardin, Ray County, Mo., January 28, 1866; attended the public schools; was graduated from the Carrollton (Mo.) High School in…
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television writer, producerBorn: 1956Birthplace: Maine One of the most prolific writers in television history, Kelley began his scriptwriting career as a story editor on LA Law, where he first…
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Hagler, Marvelous Marvin
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