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Barr, Nevada
Nevada Barr is an author and artist born in Yerington, Nevada. In 1954, she moved with her family to Susanville in California where she grew up. Her parents ran a small airfield – both her parents as well as her sister were pilots – and Nevada Barr passed her flying certificate as a teenager. She attended Mercy High School at Red Bluff until 1969, and California Polytechnic State University in San...
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Lindsay, Jeff
Jeff Lindsay’s real name is Jeffry P. Freundlich. He was born and grew up in Miami, with a father who was an art teacher. As a child, Lindsay was smaller than his schoolmates, was bullied and often involved in fights. This led him to start doing gym exercises but also meant he was a lonely child and he read a lot. During his university years in Vermont, he gained a black belt in karate and won a s...