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Alexander Baron
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04 Dec 1917
† 05 Dec 1999
Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK
Biography
Alexander Baron (1917-1999) was a novelist and screenwriter. Born into a working class Jewish home in Hackney, Baron joined the Communist Party as a young man, saw the thick of battle in Sicily and Normandy during WWII, and became one of the most admired novelists of post-war Britain. His first novel, From the City, From the Plough (1948) was based on his own wartime experiences, specifically D-Day, and was acclaimed as the definitive novel of WWII. It was the first of a trilogy, including There...
Also Known As
Александр Барон, Alexander Baron
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