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Helene Hanff

1916 - 1997

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Helene Hanff (April 15, 1916 – April 9, 1997) was an American writer born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is best known as the author of the book 84, Charing Cross Road, which became the basis for a stage play, television play, and film of the same name. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Helene Hanff is the 5,202nd most popular writer (down from 4,703rd in 2019), the 8,024th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,377th in 2019) and the 600th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Helene Hanff ranks 5,202 out of 7,302. Before her are Peter Scholl-Latour, Brian Lumley, Kedarnath Singh, Nicolaas Beets, Tabitha King, and Regīna Ezera. After her are Emil František Burian, Alan Dean Foster, Gcina Mhlophe, Bernard Clavel, Bart D. Ehrman, and Robert of Torigni.

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Among people born in 1916, Helene Hanff ranks 239. Before her are Ľudmila Pajdušáková, Jean Margéot, Dingiri Banda Wijetunga, Yvon Petra, David Douglas Duncan, and Karen Lachmann. After her are Ondina Valla, Milton Babbitt, Karl-Birger Blomdahl, David Brown, Lennart Klingström, and Toni Branca. Among people deceased in 1997, Helene Hanff ranks 237. Before her are Julian Jaynes, Eddie Chapman, Jean Dréville, Albín Brunovský, Walter Behrendt, and Luther Allison. After her are Qin Jiwei, Tony Zale, Charles Hallahan, Tamara Makarova, Matti Sippala, and Spartaco Bandinelli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Helene Hanff ranks 8,026 out of 20,380. Before her are Brad Whitford (1952), Zoë Lund (1962), James Rumbaugh (1947), Luther Allison (1939), Richard Bong (1920), and Tabitha King (1949). After her are Leslie Mann (1972), Robert Earl Jones (1910), Mick Thomson (1973), Lexington Steele (1969), Derek Sherinian (1966), and Mike Rogers (1958).

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