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About Arkady Leokum
- Arkady Leokum (October 3, 1915 – September 2, 2008) is a 20th-century writer notable for both his adult pulp fiction and best-selling juvenile encyclopedic-knowledge books.
- Born in Russia, he attended the City College of New York.
- He lived in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and died one month before his 93rd birthday.
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