Authors born on October 6

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• 1939 Melvyn Bragg

  Melvyn Bragg is a British broadcaster, author, and parliamentarian, best known for his long-running BBC Radio 4 program 'In Our Time' and for presenting 'The South Bank Show' on television. He has written numerous novels and works of non-fiction, and is a prominent figure in British arts and literature. [bio]