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- NAME: Mona Simpson
- OCCUPATION: Author
- BIRTH DATE: June 14, 1957 (Age: 55)
- EDUCATION: University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Full Name: Mona Simpson
- ZODIAC SIGN: Gemini
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Born in 1957, Mona Simpson spent her early years in Green Bay, Wisconsin. She moved with her mother to Los Angeles as a teenager. While earning her M.F.A. degree at Columbia, Simpson became an editor at the Paris Review. She won accolades for her first novel Anywhere But Here (1986). After that initial success, Simpson has continued to produce well-regarded literary works, including My Hollywood (2010).
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