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He was born on February 1/ 1901.
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He lived in Joplin, Missouri.
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he enrolls at Columbia university
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Publishes the weary blues.
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He travels though the soviet union.
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He is living in California.
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Returns back to the u.s.
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publishes the sweet flypaper of life.
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Visits Uganda for A writer conference
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He died from prostate cancer.