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Elisabeth Harvor: Her ability to blend the small comic and tragic events of her characters' lives makes us care about them
Elisabeth Harvor: Her ability to blend the small comic and tragic events of her characters' lives makes us care about them

Elisabeth Harvor: Her ability to blend the small comic and tragic events of her characters' lives makes us care about them

Date3/5/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Elisabeth Harvor: Her ability to blend the small comic and tragic events of her characters' lives makes us care about them.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0053767F
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