Alice Munro vs Miriam Makeba
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Compare the life timelines of Alice Munro (1931–2024) and Miriam Makeba (1932–2008) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 76 years, from 1932 to 2008.
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Alice Munro (1931–2024)
- — Born in Wingham, Ontario Verified
- — Studied English and journalism at the University of Western Ontario Verified
- — Married James Munro and moved to Vancouver Verified
- — Moved to Victoria, British Columbia, and opened Munro's Books Verified
- — Published Dance of the Happy Shades Verified
- — Published Lives of Girls and Women Verified
- — Divorced James Munro and returned to Ontario Verified
- — Awarded the Man Booker International Prize Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — Died in Port Hope, Ontario Verified
Miriam Makeba (1932–2008)
- — Born in Johannesburg, South Africa Verified
- — Joined the Manhattan Brothers Verified
- — Appeared in the anti-apartheid film Come Back, Africa Verified
- — Exiled from South Africa Verified
- — Won a Grammy Award with Harry Belafonte Verified
- — Married Stokely Carmichael Verified
- — Participated in Paul Simon's Graceland tour Verified
- — Returned to South Africa Verified
- — Died in Castel Volturno, Italy Verified