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early in the 20th century to manage a family business there. Savory's place of birth is disputed: according to her own later account, she was born in Hong Kong, whereas other sources give her birthplace as
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570:"Death Notice (Elsie Lyons Dunbar)"
1206:"The Single Secret. By Teo Savory"
1060:"Alan Donald Brilliant - Obituary"
668:. Arcadia Publishing. p. 51.
595:. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 89.
485:"North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"
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1042:"Teo Savory, Author of New Novel"
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1339:"West to East by Teo Savory"
1293:Fane, Vernon (May 4, 1963).
1230:Greensboro News & Record
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1133:"About: Unicorn Press"
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1407:American women poets
1295:"The Literary World"
257:Partial bibliography
1362:Works by Teo Savory
1190:. January 20, 1960.
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284:A Penny for the Guy
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321:A Childhood
248:Günter Eich
76:Nationality
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385:References
151:Early life
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