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Anne McCaffrey

Born Anne Inez McCaffrey
April 1, 1926 (1926-04-01) (age 82)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Pen name Anne McCaffrey
Occupation novelist
Nationality American
Writing period 1968–present
Genres fiction
Subjects science fiction
Notable work(s) Dragonriders of Pern
Official website

Anne Inez McCaffrey (born April 1, 1926) is an American science fiction author best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a Pseudonym adopted by an Author or their publishers to conceal their identity Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes. The Dragonriders of Pern is an extensive Science fiction / Fantasy series of novels and short stories primarily written by Anne McCaffrey. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created The Dragonriders of Pern is an extensive Science fiction / Fantasy series of novels and short stories primarily written by Anne McCaffrey.

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Life and work

Anne McCaffrey was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts to George Herbert McCaffrey and Anne Dorothy McElroy. Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. She had two brothers: Hugh McCaffrey (deceased 1988), a Major in the US Army, and Kevin Richard McCaffrey, still living. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities.

Anne was educated at Stuart Hall, an all-girl boarding school in Staunton, Virginia. Stuart Hall School founded in 1843 and with buildings dating from soon thereafter was originally named "Virginia Female Institute A boarding school is a School where some or all pupils not only study but also live during term time with their fellow students and possibly teachers Staunton ( is an Independent city within the confines of Augusta County in the commonwealth of Virginia. She then went to Montclair High School, Montclair, New Jersey, and graduated cum laude from Radcliffe College majoring in Slavonic Languages and Literature in 1947. Montclair High School is a comprehensive four-year Public high school located in Montclair, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States Montclair (mɒnʔ kɫeɚ or maŋ kleɚ is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an Academic degree was earned Radcliffe College was a women's liberal arts college in Cambridge Massachusetts, and was the Coordinate college for Harvard University The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages) a group of closely related Languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages She married in 1950 and has three children: Alec Anthony, born in 1952, Todd, born in 1956, and Georgeanne, born in 1959. Todd J McCaffrey (b April 27 1956 as Todd Johnson is the youngest son of author Anne McCaffrey. She was divorced in 1970, after which she emigrated to Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world

In 1968 McCaffrey's short story "Weyr Search", the initial story in the Dragonriders of Pern series, won a Hugo Award for Best Novella. The Dragonriders of Pern is an extensive Science fiction / Fantasy series of novels and short stories primarily written by Anne McCaffrey. The Hugo Awards are given every year for the best Science fiction or Fantasy works and achievements of the previous year A novella is a written, Fictional Prose Narrative longer than a Novelette but shorter than a Novel. McCaffrey thus became the first woman to win a Hugo for fiction.

At the 2005 Nebula Award ceremonies, McCaffrey was named the 22nd Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America organization. The Nebula Award is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA for the best Science fiction / Fantasy fiction The Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award is an Award given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Science Fiction Writers of America, or SFWA (ˈsɪfwə or /ˈsɛfwə/ was founded in 1965 by Damon Knight. In 2006 she was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.

She will be a Guest of Honor at the 2008 Albacon. Albacon is the Albany Science fiction convention held each autumn in the Albany New York area also called the Capital District. [1]

She currently lives in a house of her own design in County Wicklow, Ireland, and calls her home Dragonhold-Underhill. County Wicklow (Contae Chill Mhantáin is a county on the east coast of Ireland, immediately south of Dublin.

Books

Federated Sentient Planets universe

While many of McCaffrey's most famous works are set in a universe which is governed by The Federated Sentient Planets or "FSP", these are not set in the same universe. The FSP is a story telling background that the author has found to be a useful tool.

Dragonriders of Pern series

(became the first part of The White Dragon)
  • "The Survey: P. The Dragonriders of Pern is an extensive Science fiction / Fantasy series of novels and short stories primarily written by Anne McCaffrey. Dragonflight is the first book in the long-running Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey. Dragonquest is a novel written by Anne McCaffrey and is part of her Dragonriders of Pern series NESFA Press is the publishing arm of the New England Science Fiction Association, Inc The White Dragon is a 1978 Fantasy Novel by Anne McCaffrey. It is the third book in the Dragonriders of Pern series Dragonsong is a novel written by Anne McCaffrey in 1976. It is the first in the Harper Hall Trilogy. Dragonsinger, written by Anne McCaffrey, is part of the Harper Hall Trilogy which consists of the Science fiction Fantasy novels The White Dragon is a 1978 Fantasy Novel by Anne McCaffrey. It is the third book in the Dragonriders of Pern series Dragondrums is a novel written by Anne McCaffrey in 1979. It is the last book of The Harper Hall Trilogy. Moreta Dragonlady of Pern is a 1983 Fantasy Novel by Anne McCaffrey set in the near-legendary past of Pern. Nerilka's Story is a Science fiction novel in the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey Dragonsdawn is a Science fiction novel in the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey The Renegades of Pern is a Science fiction novel in the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey All the Weyrs of Pern is a Science fiction novel in the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey Chronicles of Pern First Fall is the first collection of short stories completely about Pern. E. R. N. "
  • "The Dolphins' Bell"
  • "The Ford of Red Hanrahan"
  • "The Second Weyr"
  • "Rescue Run" (originally appeared in Analog)
(called Dragonseye for U. Analog Science Fiction and Fact is an American Science fiction Magazine. The Dolphins of Pern is a Science fiction novel in the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey. "Dragon's eye" redirects here For the fruit see Longan. "Dragon's eye" redirects here For the fruit see Longan. "Dragon's eye" redirects here For the fruit see Longan. S. release, ISBN 0-345-41879-4)
  • "The Smallest Dragonboy" (1973)
  • "The Girl Who Heard Dragons" (1994)
  • "Runner of Pern" (1998)
  • "Ever the Twain" (2002)

The Brain & Brawn Ship series

The stories of this series deal with the various adventures of 'shellpersons' - people who as young children or infants have had to be hardwired into a life support system, with sensory input and motor nerves tied into a computer. Dragonsblood is the title of a 2005 fantasy-science fiction novel by Todd McCaffrey, based upon the Dragonriders of Pern universe created by his mother Todd J McCaffrey (b April 27 1956 as Todd Johnson is the youngest son of author Anne McCaffrey. Dragon's Fire is a Science fiction novel in the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey and her son Todd McCaffrey, first Todd J McCaffrey (b April 27 1956 as Todd Johnson is the youngest son of author Anne McCaffrey. Dragon Harper is a novel by Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey. Todd J McCaffrey (b April 27 1956 as Todd Johnson is the youngest son of author Anne McCaffrey. Dragonheart is a 1996 Fantasy / Adventure Film directed by Rob Cohen, and starring Dennis Quaid, David Todd J McCaffrey (b April 27 1956 as Todd Johnson is the youngest son of author Anne McCaffrey. The Dragonriders of Pern is an extensive Science fiction / Fantasy series of novels and short stories primarily written by Anne McCaffrey. They serve as starship pilots, colony administrators while paying off their debt for education and hardware - and then in whatever capacity they choose, as free agents.

It should be noted that the Ship books are set in the same universe as the Crystal Singer books, as Brainship-Brawn pairings were characters in the second and third volumes of that series.

The Crystal Singer series

The Crystal Singer series revolves around the planet Ballybran. The Ship Who Sang (1961 is a short story by science fiction author Anne McCaffrey about the Brainship Helva Margaret Ball is a Science fiction and Fantasy author who lives in Austin Texas. The Ship Who Searched is the second book in the Brainship Series written by Anne McCaffrey with Mercedes Lackey. Mercedes Lackey (born June 24, 1950) New York New York (also known as Misty Lackey) is a prolific American author of fantasy novels Stephen Michael Stirling is a French -born Canadian - American Science fiction and Fantasy author Jody Lynn Nye (born July 5 1957) is an American Science fiction author Jody Lynn Nye (born July 5 1957) is an American Science fiction author Stephen Michael Stirling is a French -born Canadian - American Science fiction and Fantasy author Under a permanent biohazard travel restriction, Ballybran is home to one of the FSP's wealthiest, yet most reclusive organizations—the Heptite Guild. Source of invaluable crystals vital to various industries, the Heptite Guild is known to require absolute, perfect pitch in hearing and voice for all applicants, especially those seeking to mine crystal by song. . .

The Dinosaur Planet series

When the Exploration and Evaluation Corps team reached the planet Ireta, dinosaurs were not what they expected to find.

Mystery of Ireta (2003)—omnibus edition of Dinosaur Planet and Dinosaur Planet Survivors, ISBN 0-345-46721-3

The Planet Pirates trilogy

All is not well in the FSP: pirates attack the spacelanes. Dinosaur Planet is a 1978 Science fiction novel by author Anne McCaffrey. Planet Pirates Series is a Science Fiction paperback book series created and written by author Anne McCaffrey beginning in 1978. In this series, survivors on Ireta and survivors of space pirate attacks join forces.

The Planet Pirates (1993-10-01)—omnibus trade paperback collection of the above trilogy, ISBN 0-671-72187-9
Note: The Planet Pirates and Dinosaur Planet books share the same universe and certain characters. Sassinak (1990 Baen Books, ISBN 0-671-69863-X written by Anne McCaffrey and its co-author Elizabeth Moon, is the first volume of the Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Elizabeth Moon (born March 7, 1945) is an award-winning American Science fiction and Fantasy author The Death of Sleep (1990 Baen Books, ISBN 0-671-69884-2 is the second volume of the Planet Pirates Series by Anne McCaffrey and co-author Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Jody Lynn Nye (born July 5 1957) is an American Science fiction author Generation Warriors is a 1991 Science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Moon. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Elizabeth Moon (born March 7, 1945) is an award-winning American Science fiction and Fantasy author Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. The events of Dinosaur Planet overlap with the final chapters of The Death of Sleep, as does Dinosaur Planet Survivors with Sassinak; Generation Warriors continues and concludes the storylines of both series.

Standalone novels

The Coelura is short novel in the same universe as Nimisha's Ship. Restoree (1967 is Anne McCaffrey 's first full-length novel Plot summary It is the story of Sara an introverted beak-nosed 24-year-old virgin

The Coelura is usually printed together with Nerilka's Story.

The Talents universe

The Talents universe involves a society built around the Talents of telepathic, telekinetic individuals who become integral to the connectivity of interstellar society.

The Talent series

The Tower and Hive series

The Doona series

Two civilizations in near-identical circumstances - an overlarge, lethargic population and a tragic history with sentient aliens - end up attempting to colonize the same planet by accident. To Ride Pegasus is a 1973 book by Anne McCaffrey, published by Del Rey. Pegasus in Flight is a 1990 novel by Anne McCaffrey. It is the sequel to To Ride Pegasus, and is set in the same universe as The Rowan Pegasus in Space is a novel by Anne McCaffrey, and the third book in the Pegasus trilogy ( To Ride Pegasus and Pegasus in Flight The Rowan The Rowan (1990 is the first book in the Tower and the Hive series (also known as the Rowan series by Anne McCaffrey. Damia is a novel by Anne McCaffrey; it is the sequel to The Rowan, and the second book of the Tower and Hive series Damia's Children is a 1993 Science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey, forming part of the Talent series Lyon's Pride is a 1994 Novel by Anne McCaffrey, which continues the storyline begun in Damia's Children. The Tower and the Hive is the conclusion to the series of novels by Anne McCaffrey which began with The Rowan. What the humans don't know is that the people they've misidentified as nomadic natives are actually more technically advanced than themselves - and under no such illusions regarding 'them'.

The Petaybee Series (Powers series)

The Twins of Petaybee series

The Freedom series

The Acorna series

Acorna's Children series

Short Story Collections

Romances

Three Women contains the first three listed in an omnibus edition. Jody Lynn Nye (born July 5 1957) is an American Science fiction author Jody Lynn Nye (born July 5 1957) is an American Science fiction author The Petaybee Series is a trilogy of young-adult science fiction novels by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough. Elizabeth Ann Scarborough was born March 23, 1947, and lives in the Puget Sound area of Washington. Elizabeth Ann Scarborough was born March 23, 1947, and lives in the Puget Sound area of Washington. Elizabeth Ann Scarborough was born March 23, 1947, and lives in the Puget Sound area of Washington. Elizabeth Ann Scarborough was born March 23, 1947, and lives in the Puget Sound area of Washington. Elizabeth Ann Scarborough was born March 23, 1947, and lives in the Puget Sound area of Washington. Elizabeth Ann Scarborough was born March 23, 1947, and lives in the Puget Sound area of Washington. The Catteni Series (also called the Freedom Series) is a Tetralogy of Science fiction novels by Anne McCaffrey. Acorna the Unicorn Girl is the first in the Acorna series of novels written by Anne McCaffrey and Margaret Ball. Margaret Ball is a Science fiction and Fantasy author who lives in Austin Texas. Acorna's Quest is the second book in the Acorna series of fantasy novels Margaret Ball is a Science fiction and Fantasy author who lives in Austin Texas. Acorna's People is a 1999 fantasy novel written by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough. Elizabeth Ann Scarborough was born March 23, 1947, and lives in the Puget Sound area of Washington. Acorna's World is a 2000 novel written by fantasy author Anne McCaffrey. Acorna's Search is the fifth in the Acorna series of fantasy novels First Warning (2005 is the first novel of the Acorna 's Children Series a companion series to Acorna the Unicorn Girl. Elizabeth Ann Scarborough was born March 23, 1947, and lives in the Puget Sound area of Washington. Elizabeth Ann Scarborough was born March 23, 1947, and lives in the Puget Sound area of Washington. Elizabeth Ann Scarborough was born March 23, 1947, and lives in the Puget Sound area of Washington.

Fantasy for Juveniles

Themes within Anne McCaffrey's writing.

Love and emotions

Within the Pern Chronicles, McCaffrey explores love and emotion through the pairing of dragon and human rider, forged by a telepathic bond which enhances the emotions of the rider. The entwining of emotions allows human riders to be swept away with animalistic passion during the mating flights of their dragons, and McCaffrey utilises this to develop challenging human-human relationships and contrast the sexual morals of the different parts of Pernese society. A similar enhancement of emotions is developed in the Crystal Singer stories, where crystal vibrations stored in human bodies enhance sexual connections. In some cases this is leads to overloaded nerves, which is also described in the Pegasus and Tower Books. In the case of The Rowan, this became a metaphor for the dangers of immaturity in sexual relationships, whilst Afra Lyon's Talent was enhanced by long term loving partnership with Damia. The Ship who Sang and other stories about 'shell people' explore the theme of unrequited love where shell people are physically inaccessible behind a titanium wall, but still develop passionate relationships with others.

Breaking of Tradition

Unsurprisingly, given McCaffrey's drive to become an independent and successful single mother at a time when divorce was frowned upon, breaking of tradition where it has become unwieldy or restrictive occurs in many of her books. In the Crystal Singer Books, Killashandra Ree helps Lars Dahl break his planet free from government brain-washing. Crystal Singer (1982 is the first novel in the Crystal Singer series by Anne McCaffrey. Jeff Raven helps the Rowan break the tradition of Primes being Tower-bound in the Tower books, ending her isolation. In the Pern Chronicles devoted to the Ninth Pass, F'lar and Lessa throw aside many traditions which have become corrupted or nonsensical in changing times. F'lar is the Benden Weyrleader and rider of bronze Mnementh in Anne McCaffrey 's Dragonriders of Pern series Lessa is a fictional character in Anne McCaffrey 's Dragonriders of Pern series The First and Second Pass stories explore the loss of Earth traditions as they become irrelevant, the loss of Earth skills with a decreasing level of technology. Both of these increase the blind following of tradition, increasing their restrictiveness or allowing them to become misinterpreted.

Time and History

In the Crystal Singer stories, Anne McCaffrey explores the challenges of immortality and the personal history of memory. The Crystal Singers court the memory loss induced by the crystal they work with, and actively choose to forget the embarrassments of the past which gave them the drive to be crystal singers in the first place. When Killashandra Ree and Lars Dahl use a B&B ship, they come into contact with another long lived group of people, the 'brains' or 'shell people' of the Ship Who Sang stories. Within their shells the 'brains' experience greatly extended life spans and the grief of personal memory when their 'brawn' partners die.
The Pern Chronicles refer constantly to written history and to traditions passed down from ancestors. Lessa and F'lar struggle to read decaying Records, while marvelling at the artifacts and intact records which survive from the technological beginnings of the Pern colony. McCaffrey also writes repeatedly about the ability to time travel by riding a dragon between times, which throws up interesting challenges and paradoxes in many of these stories. McCaffrey herself has often 'time travelled' within the universe of her books, writing prequels such as Dragonsdawn to explain the legends of her fascinating world. Dragonsdawn is a Science fiction novel in the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey In the same way, the Pegasus Trilogy explains the beginnings of FT&T, which is a central part of the scenery for events in the Tower Books.
McCaffrey also uses genealogy to connect her stories. The original Peter Reidinger in To Fly Pegasus is the great grandfather of Peter Reidinger in The Rowan. Many of the characters in the prequel Dragonsdawn are biological ancestors of characters found in Dragonflight and Dragonquest. Dragonsdawn is a Science fiction novel in the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey Dragonflight is the first book in the long-running Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey. Dragonquest is a novel written by Anne McCaffrey and is part of her Dragonriders of Pern series Other founding members of the colony are immortalised in the names of places and figureheads. Todd McCaffrey utilises the biological connection between two characters to guide a time traveller back four hundred years in Dragonsblood. Todd J McCaffrey (b April 27 1956 as Todd Johnson is the youngest son of author Anne McCaffrey. Dragonsblood is the title of a 2005 fantasy-science fiction novel by Todd McCaffrey, based upon the Dragonriders of Pern universe created by his mother

Music

With Anne McCaffrey's extensive musical background, it is unsurprising that music is a constant theme in her writing. Almost all of her central characters enjoy music, from Helga[2] who enjoyed Shakespeare and Dylanising, to Killashandra[3], the disillusioned music student whose perfect pitch allow her to cut crystal. In the Pern Chronicles, an entire subset of books revolve around the Harper Hall, with harpers responsible for general teaching, diplomacy, law and history on Pern. The Harper Hall at Fort Hold is a central location in Anne McCaffrey 's Chronicles of Pern. [4]

Old Earth

Almost all of Anne McCaffrey's books describe or refer to Earth as heavily over-populated and polluted, requiring space expansion to relieve pressure on the planet. The Pegasus stories deal with related issues of birth control, employment and subsistence living. The Tower stories describe expansion onto other planets, with Talented Primes allowing far-flung settlements to remain in contact with Old Earth, which eagerly awaits fresh resources. In the Crystal Singer trilogy, the Ballybran crystals allow mechanical means of transport and communication, and rapid diversification of human cultures in new settlements. Similarly, although the shell people of the Ship Who Sang stories were largely born and raised on Old Earth, they spend much of their lives exploring the FSP universe. The Pern Chronicles all begin with a Prologue describing humankind's expansion into space. In Dragonsdawn McCaffrey describes the pressures which the Pern colonists sought to escape in their new low-tech society, while in The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall Thread forces a new wave of overcrowding, this time in the cave-dwellings used to protect the Pernese from the airborn menace. Dragonsdawn is a Science fiction novel in the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey Chronicles of Pern First Fall is the first collection of short stories completely about Pern.

Biological change

Over the years, Anne McCaffrey's writing has incorporated developments in science to evolve from fantasy to true science fiction. One of her favourite aspects of science is reflected in her constant use of the theme of biological change.
One form of biological change that McCaffrey regularly writes about is genetic based. The Pegasus stories discuss a range of mutations which cause Talents such as telepathy and telekinesis. One character, Ruth Horvath, even uses telekinesis on a microscopic level to adjust DNA at the moment of conception. The Pegasus trilogy also sets up a tradition of selecting partners to breed stronger Talents, which is continued in the Tower books. In the Pern Chronicles, McCaffrey refers to the Eridani, an alien race which manipulates genetic material and then devotes multiple generations of its people to monitor the changes over thousands of years. This allows her to explain the origins of dragons, developed by the colonist Kitti Ping after her training with the Eridani. Kitti Ping Yung is a Fictional character in the Dragonriders of Pern Science fiction novels by Anne McCaffrey. Kitti Ping's daughter Wind Blossom continues her mother's work, but rails against the Eridani traditions, a storyline which mingles two key McCaffrey themes.
McCaffrey takes pains to assure her readers that mutations are often beneficial. Shell-people in the Ship Who Sang stories are able to overcome deformities via shell-technology and live fulfilling lives. Ruth, the White Dragon, is a freak whose mutations give him unique equipment to play a vital role in saving Pern. The White Dragon is a 1978 Fantasy Novel by Anne McCaffrey. It is the third book in the Dragonriders of Pern series Pern is a Fictional Planet in the universe created by Science fiction writer Anne McCaffrey for her Dragonriders of Pern

References

  1. ^ Albacon official web site. Accessed February 6, 2008.
  2. ^ McCaffrey, Anne The Ship Who Sang
  3. ^ McCaffrey, Anne The Crystal Singer
  4. ^ McCaffrey, Anne Red Star Rising published in the US as Dragoneye 1996

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Persondata
NAME McCaffrey, Anne Inez
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION American novelist
DATE OF BIRTH 1 April 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
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