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- NAME: James Michener
- OCCUPATION: Author
- BIRTH DATE: c. February 03, 1907
- DEATH DATE: October 16, 1997
- PLACE OF BIRTH: New York City, New York
- PLACE OF DEATH: Austin, Texas
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James Michener was an American novelist and story-story writer who penned Tales of the South Pacific, which one a Pulitzer Prize in 1947.
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James Michener was an American novelist and story-story writer who penned Tales of the South Pacific, a work that won him a Pulitzer Prize in 1947. ichener's early career as a naval historian in the South Pacific inspired his early writings. He is best known for his epic novels that required extensive research, including Chesepeake (1978), Mexico (1992), and Space (1982). He died in 1997.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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