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British writer and illustrator (1923–2019)

Also known as: Anna Judith Gertrud Helene Kerr, Anna Judith Gertrud Helene Kneale-Kerr, Джудит Керр, جوديث كير, ジュディス・カー, 朱迪斯·克尔

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