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PERSONAL: Born May 20, 1949, in Fort Sill, OK; daughter of William P. (a colonel in the U.S. Army) and Barnette (a homemaker; maiden name, Dickens) Pope; married Will Osborne (an actor, author, playwright, and theater director), May 16, 1976. Education: University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill, B.A., 1971.

Hobbies and other interests: Reading, gardening, traveling, taking long drives, making bread and soup, playing with her Norfolk terrier Bailey.

ADDRESSES: Home and office—Northwest Connecticut. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Random House, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019.

CAREER: Author, editor, and lecturer.

Scholastic News Trails magazine, New York, NY, assistant editor, 1973-79. Worked variously as a medical assistant in Monterey, CA; as a window dresser in Carmel, CA; as a travel agent in Washington, DC, and New York, NY; as an acting teacher in the Bronx, NY; and as a bartender and waitress in New York, NY.

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