"To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee sits in her father's law office in this undated photo. News of her death was reported on Friday, February 19. She was 89.
"To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee sits in her father's law office in this undated photo. News of her death was reported on Friday, February 19. She was 89.
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Author William S. Burroughs sits with a typewriter in 1959.
Author William S. Burroughs sits with a typewriter in 1959.
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Mystery author Agatha Christie works at her home in this undated photo.
Mystery author Agatha Christie works at her home in this undated photo.
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Writer E.B. White looks at his pet dachshund, Minnie, while typing in his office at The New Yorker magazine circa 1948.
Writer E.B. White looks at his pet dachshund, Minnie, while typing in his office at The New Yorker magazine circa 1948.
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William Faulkner, author of "Sartoris" and "Sanctuary," smokes a pipe in the early 1940s.
William Faulkner, author of "Sartoris" and "Sanctuary," smokes a pipe in the early 1940s.
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Margaret Mitchell spent 10 years writing her one and only novel, "Gone with the Wind," which published in 1936 and became a feature film in 1939.
Margaret Mitchell spent 10 years writing her one and only novel, "Gone with the Wind," which published in 1936 and became a feature film in 1939.
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Truman Capote, author of "In Cold Blood," "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and other classics, works on his first novel in 1946.
Truman Capote, author of "In Cold Blood," "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and other classics, works on his first novel in 1946.
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Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond series of spy novels, works at his Jamaica home, nicknamed "Goldeneye," in this undated photo.
Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond series of spy novels, works at his Jamaica home, nicknamed "Goldeneye," in this undated photo.
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Tom Wolfe, author of the best-selling book "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test," is seen during a portrait session at his New York home in 1988.
Tom Wolfe, author of the best-selling book "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test," is seen during a portrait session at his New York home in 1988.
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Alfred Hitchcock, who directed more than 50 films including "Psycho" and "The Birds," works with actress Tippi Hedren on the set of his 1964 film "Marnie."
Alfred Hitchcock, who directed more than 50 films including "Psycho" and "The Birds," works with actress Tippi Hedren on the set of his 1964 film "Marnie."
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Helen Keller, the blind and deaf author and lecturer, sits at her typewriter in this undated photo.
Helen Keller, the blind and deaf author and lecturer, sits at her typewriter in this undated photo.
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Playwright Arthur Miller, creator of "Death of a Salesman" and "The Crucible," is seen at his desk circa 1955.
Playwright Arthur Miller, creator of "Death of a Salesman" and "The Crucible," is seen at his desk circa 1955.
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George Bernard Shaw, seen here in 1932, wrote "Pygmalion" and more than 60 other plays.
George Bernard Shaw, seen here in 1932, wrote "Pygmalion" and more than 60 other plays.
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Langston Hughes, known for the poem "A Dream Deferred," sits with his typewriter circa 1945.
Langston Hughes, known for the poem "A Dream Deferred," sits with his typewriter circa 1945.
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Playwright Tennessee Williams, creator of "The Glass Menagerie" and "A Streetcar Named Desire," relaxes at his home in this undated photo.
Playwright Tennessee Williams, creator of "The Glass Menagerie" and "A Streetcar Named Desire," relaxes at his home in this undated photo.
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Poet T. S. Eliot inspects manuscripts in this undated photo.
Poet T. S. Eliot inspects manuscripts in this undated photo.
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Ernest Hemingway, who wrote "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and "The Old Man and the Sea," works at his typewriter while sitting outdoors in 1939.
Ernest Hemingway, who wrote "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and "The Old Man and the Sea," works at his typewriter while sitting outdoors in 1939.
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Orson Welles directed and starred in "The Lady from Shanghai," a 1947 film noir involving a complex murder plot.
Orson Welles directed and starred in "The Lady from Shanghai," a 1947 film noir involving a complex murder plot.
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George Orwell, best known for his books "Animal Farm" and "Nineteen Eighty-Four," works at his typewriter in this undated photo.
George Orwell, best known for his books "Animal Farm" and "Nineteen Eighty-Four," works at his typewriter in this undated photo.
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John Steinbeck, who wrote "The Grapes of Wrath" and "Of Mice and Men," is pictured at his New York home in 1958.
John Steinbeck, who wrote "The Grapes of Wrath" and "Of Mice and Men," is pictured at his New York home in 1958.
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