Dutch diplomat and Sinologist Robert van Gulik, creator of the Judge Dee mystery series, was born today in 1910; hard on the heels of his wife's birthday on July 31st, Alex Delaware creator Jonathan Kellerman turns 59 today; and P. L. Travers, creator of the original supernanny, Mary Poppins, was born today in Queensland, Australia, in 1899.
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Saturday, August 09, 2008
Happy birthday, Robert van Gulik; Jonathan Kellerman; P. L. Travers.
Dutch diplomat and Sinologist Robert van Gulik, creator of the Judge Dee mystery series, was born today in 1910; hard on the heels of his wife's birthday on July 31st, Alex Delaware creator Jonathan Kellerman turns 59 today; and P. L. Travers, creator of the original supernanny, Mary Poppins, was born today in Queensland, Australia, in 1899.
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Jonathan Kellerman,
P. L. Travers,
Robert van Gulik
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