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# Ed McClanahan

(1932–2021)   Novelist

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Ed McClanahan was a novelist, best known for *Famous people I have known*.

## Quick Facts About Ed McClanahan

Born October 5, 1932

Died November 27, 2021

Profession Novelist

Notable works Famous people I have known

## About Ed McClanahan

Edward Poage McClanahan was an American novelist, essayist, and professor.

##  Quotes by Ed McClanahan

> [At last, after almost fifty years in the hopper, the most famous unpublished novel in America is in print. Who Shot the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-mcclanahan/at-last-after-almost-fifty-years-in-the-hopper-the-most-famous/)

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[Affectionate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/affectionate/)

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> [“As far as my part in it is concerned, it began one night in the fall of 1956 in Lexington, Kentucky, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-mcclanahan/as-far-as-my-part-in-it-is-concerned-it-began-one-night-in-the-fall/)

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[Zebra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/zebra-338568/)

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