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February 15, 1937. A few months earlier, His father had written: "It has always been the ambition of my son, Jack, and myself that one day he would illustrate one of my books. He is doing very excellent work, and I am having him illustrate the Spring book for us." John went on to
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98:Children
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1365:(1957)
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1279:novels
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1242:(1967)
1215:(1940)
1207:(1933)
1199:(1927)
1191:(1926)
1172:(1964)
1164:(1941)
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174:Career
149:, and
135:Tarzan
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125:Life
56:Died
41:Born
202:of
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