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Frank Lloyd Wright was born on June 8th in Richland Center, Wisconsin U.S. At first his name was Frank Lincoln Wright but after his parents divorce he changed his middle name from Lincoln to Lloyd in honor of his mother's family.
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Wright married his first wife Catherine Lee Tobin. They were married in Chicago, Illinois. Catherine was 17 years old. She granted him a divorce the year of 1922.
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This was the first time that Taliesin cough on fire caused by a manservant named Julian Carlton. Seven people including Wright's mistress and her two children died.
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Frank married Maude Miriam Noel his second wife. She was a morphine addict and a spiritualist.
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Taliesin II burned to the ground.
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Mariam filed for a divorce, but failed many times. At one point she refused to grant a divorce and sued Olgivanna who was havig a child with Frank.
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Wright was arrested at the kitchen door at Lake Minnetonka cottage. He was arrested for allegedly violating the Mann Act.
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Wright had a collection of Japanesse prints. They were sold at Anderson Galleries on january 6-7 to pay debts.
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Even though Wright never joined the American Institute of Architects, the president Douglas William Orr presented the award to Wright at the AIA Convention in Houston, Texas.
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Wright died on April 9th at the age of 91. He died in Pheonix, Arizona U.S. He died 5 days after having an intestinal surgery.
