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Surpassing his startling stories of dark emotions, comes the true drama of his own life and tempestuous loves!
Biography of Edgar Allan Poe and the women in his life.
Linda Darnell Shepperd Strudwick Virginia Gilmore Jane Darwell Mary Howard Frank Conroy Harry Morgan Walter Kingsford Morris Ankrum William Bakewell Francis Ford Mae Marsh Bert Moorhouse Arthur Shields Skippy Wanders Freddie Mercer Erville Alderson Peggy McIntyre Frank Melton Morton Lowry Gilbert Emery Edwin Stanley Harry Denny Hardie Albright Harry Carter
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