Poor thing, consigned to a life of frivolousness and wretched things for breakfast. Not allowed to go to school or do anything worthwhile, and eel pie besides.
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Fred Astaire is my hero. I love him because he was willing to kill himself to make his art look effortless. And because he proved it's possible to be an artist and a good person.
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Birth: | 31st December, 1945 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Novelist, Writer |
Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis was born in Denver, Colorado. She is an American prolific novelist and short story writer. She has won eleven Hugo Awards and seven Nebula Awards for particular works—more major awards than any other writer—most recently the year's "Best Novel" Hugo and Nebula Awards for Blackout/All Clear. Willis is a 1967 graduate of Colorado State College, now the University of Northern Colorado.
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