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- Andre Dubus was born on 11 August 1936 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA. He was a writer, known for In the Bedroom (2001), We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) and A Year in the Life (1987). He was married to Patricia and Peggy Rambach. He died on 24 February 1999 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA.
- The author of 18 books including "St. Fidgeta and Other Parodies" (1966); "The Pedant and the Shuffly" (1968); the Tolkien-inspired fantasy "The Face in the Frost" (1969); and fifteen young-adult gothic supernatural thrillers staring such characters as Lewis Barnavelt, Johnny Dixon, and Anthony Monday. In 1955, after graduating from Marshall High School, he attended Notre Dame, and later made history when he and four other Notre Dame students appeared on the G.E. College Bowl program in March 1959. A Woodrow Wilson Fellow, Bellairs graduated Magna cum Laude with a Bachelors degree in English (1959). The following year he moved to Chicago and earned a Masters in English from The University of Chicago. He later taught at following colleges: 1963-65 - College of St. Teresa (Winona, MN) 1966-67 - Shimer College (Mount Carroll, IL) 1968-69 - Emmanuel College (Boston, MA) 1969-71 - Merrimack College (North Andover, MA) In 1973, his first young-adult novel, "The House with a Clock in its Walls," was published. In 1978, "The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn" followed with new characters. Both HOUSE and TREASURE were made into televised dramatizations in 1979. "The Curse of the Blue Figurine" (1983) introduced another series of characters living and battling supernatural events near Duston Heights, MA. In 1991, Bellairs died of cardiovascular disease. Two books and two drafts of his work were completed by author Brad Strickland, who in turn has released six of his own books using the Bellairs characters. Strickland's most recent release is 2001's "The Tower at the End of the World." In 1992, the Marshall (Michigan) Historical Society erected a marker for the Cronin House, the real life setting "The House with a Clock in its Walls," and another marker for Bellairs. In 2000 he was inducted into Haverhill (Massachusetts) Hall of Fame.
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Christopher Thies was born on 27 November 1964 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Christopher was a writer and director, known for Winterbeast (1992). Christopher was married to Kathleen Eisenhauer. Christopher died on 28 August 2015 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA.- Composer
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Samuel Matlovsky was born on 27 October 1921 in Canal Zone, Panama. He was a composer and actor, known for The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), Star Trek (1966) and Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983). He died on 17 February 2004 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA.- Russ Conway was born on 27 March 1949 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 20 August 2019 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA.
- William H. Moody was born on 23 December 1853 in Newbury, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 2 July 1917 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA.
- Jeff Fraza was born on 12 November 1977 in the USA. He was an actor, known for Sides (2007) and The Contender (2005). He died on 4 February 2012 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA.