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His sister, Dorothy Eyre Murray (nÊe Butler), was also a poet.
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Butler's childhood is depicted in his autobiography,
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449:. David Philip. 1994.
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534:"Guy Butler Theatre"
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107:Frederick Guy Butler
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508:"Guy Butler dies"
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