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Leigh Douglass Brackett (December 7, 1915, in Los Angeles, California – March 18, 1978) was a female writer of science fiction, mystery novels and — best known to the general public — Hollywood screenplays, most notably The Big Sleep (1945), Rio Bravo (1959), The Long Goodbye (1973) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Brackett died of cancer on March 18, 1978 at the age of 62. Brackett's first published science fiction story was "Martian Quest", which appeared in the February 1940 issue of... full article at wikipedia
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  • 1946
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  • Mar 18, 1978
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  • Dec 17, 1966
  • Mar 18, 1959
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  • May 21, 1980
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