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'The Dead Beat' Highlights the Joy of Obituary Writing

from National Public Radio
March 21, 2006

A new book celebrates the appeal of the newspaper's obituary page. Renee Montagne talks to Marilyn Johnson, author of The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries.

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  • Morning Edition, March 21, 2006
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