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Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

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Maya Angelou was an American author and poet. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning more…wikipedia.org
  •  April 4, 1928, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  •  May 28, 2014, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
  •  5′ 11″ (1.82m)
  •  Paul du Feu (m. 1973-1981), Vusumzi Make (m. 1960-1963), Enistasious Tosh Angelos (m. 1951-1954)
  •  Vivian Baxter Johnson, Bailey Johnson
  •  Guy Johnson

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