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  • Bach was born in Eisenach, the eighth and last child of Johann Ambrosius and Maria Elisabeth Bach. His mother died in 1694 and h ...ohann left his brother's family to make his own way in the world, first as a paid chorister in Lüneberg, then as musician and composer in Weimar, Arnst
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  • ...s of age but did not find out until he was eight, when he found his papers while looking for Christmas presents. ...d Joan Sims, whom he met when he and Alistair were both acting in the film A Cottage to Let.
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  • ...eing unfaithful. He and his older brother were sent to a Jewish orphanage, but he absconded. His experiences there influenced his writing and provided the ...e 1930s he became involved in the Communist Party and was jailed for this, but he renounced communism in 1936. Other books include Do These Bones Live?, B
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  • ...as raised by his grandmother and ran away to sea while still a boy. He was a soldier during the Boer War and became famous for his exploits there; he wa [[Category: Child Ran Away or Left Home to Work]]
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  • ...go to sea and a few years later walked to Baltimore, where he signed on as a cabin boy. His captain taught him until he died in 1882. ...en ignored. He also fathered several African-Inuit children, and there are still Inuit who acknowledge him as their ancestor.
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