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By 1900, Eyton had already had a number of short stories published in New
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The third of five children, Eyton was born in
Hokitika, South Island, New Zealand, to journalist Robert Henry Eyton (–1885) and Eleanor Maud Eyton (née Fosbery). Her father died when she was young. Her brother,
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123:New Zealand
115:Alice Eyton
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897:Categories
766:Table Talk
663:"Personal"
586:"Personal"
354:References
106:Vera Doria
41:1874-06-08
874:The World
306:Louisiana
225:Halloween
162:, writer
133:Biography
127:Hollywood
98:(brother)
92:Relatives
258:The Snob
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68:Pasadena
49:Hokitika
368:"Birth"
183:Arcadia
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