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- Raymond Carver was born on May 25, 1938 in Clatskanie, Oregon, USA. He was a writer, known for Birdman ou (La Surprenante vertu de l'ignorance) (2014), Short Cuts - Les Américains (1993) and Everything Must Go (2010). He was married to Tess Gallagher and Maryanna Burk-Carver. He died on August 2, 1988 in Port Angeles, Washington, USA.
- SpousesTess Gallagher(June 17, 1988 - August 2, 1988) (his death)Maryanna Burk-Carver(June 7, 1957 - 1982) (divorced, 2 children)
- He is considered one of the most important writers in American short story Literature.
- Started writing in his early twenties after moving to California.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 168-170. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
- Worked as a janitor in a hospital, delivery man, sawmill laborer and library assistant.
- Father of daughter, Christine, and son, Vance.
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