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Elliott, Sumner Locke (1917–1991)

writer and playwright

Sumner Locke Elliott, by Lorrie Graham, c.1977

Sumner Locke Elliott, by Lorrie Graham, c.1977

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Sumner Locke Elliott, by Lorrie Graham, c.1977

Sumner Locke Elliott, by Lorrie Graham, c.1977

National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an21935834

Life Summary [details]

Birth

17 October, 1917
Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

24 June, 1991 (aged 73)
New York, New York, United States of America

Cause of Death

cancer (not specified)

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