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Also Known As	Evan Shelby Connell, Jr.
Born	August 17, 1924 • Kansas City • Missouri
Died	January 10, 2013 (aged 88) • Santa Fe • New Mexico
Notable Works	“Mr. Bridge” • “Mrs. Bridge” • “Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn” • “The Anatomy Lesson and Other Stories”

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