Jackson, Shirley 1916-1965
Overview
| Works: | 422 works in 1,596 publications in 12 languages and 50,231 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Psychological fiction Short stories Horror fiction Gothic fiction History Biographies Juvenile works Criticism, interpretation, etc Drama |
| Subject Headings: | Authors, American |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Bibliographic antecedent, Performer, Librettist, Contributor, Adapter, Scenarist, Other, Conceptor, Narrator, Creator |
| Classifications: | PS3519.A392, 813.54 |
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Most widely held works about
Shirley Jackson
- Shirley Jackson's American gothic by Darryl Hattenhauer( )
- Life among the savages by Shirley Jackson( Book )
- Shirley Jackson by Lenemaja Friedman( Book )
- Shirley Jackson : a rather haunted life by Ruth Franklin( Book )
- Let me tell you : new stories, essays, and other writings by Shirley Jackson( Book )
- Private demons : the life of Shirley Jackson by Judy Oppenheimer( Book )
- Shirley Jackson : a study of the short fiction by Joan Wylie Hall( Book )
- Raising demons by Shirley Jackson( Book )
- The haunting by Robert Wise( Visual )
- Haunting the house of fiction : feminist perspectives on ghost stories by American women( Book )
- Shirley : a novel by Susan Scarf Merrell( Book )
- Shirley Jackson( Book )
- Shirley Jackson : essays on the literary legacy( Book )
- Shirley( Visual )
- The lottery by Shirley Jackson( Visual )
- Shirley Jackson's Come Along with Me( Visual )
- Shirley Jackson, influences and confluences by Melanie Anderson( )
- Twentieth-century literary criticism. excerpts from criticism of the works of novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, and other creative writers, 1900-1960 by Thomas J Schoenberg( )
- Shirley Jackson : a rather haunted life by Ruth Franklin( Recording )
- Life among the savages by Shirley Jackson( Recording )
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Most widely held works by
Shirley Jackson
The haunting of Hill House by
Shirley Jackson(
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157 editions published between 1953 and 2019 in 10 languages and held by 5,442 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a "haunting"; Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers -- and soon it will choose one of them to make its own
157 editions published between 1953 and 2019 in 10 languages and held by 5,442 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a "haunting"; Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers -- and soon it will choose one of them to make its own
We have always lived in the castle by
Shirley Jackson(
Book
)
86 editions published between 1962 and 2020 in 4 languages and held by 3,870 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of two sisters who have become recluses after the arsenic poisoning of four members of their family
86 editions published between 1962 and 2020 in 4 languages and held by 3,870 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of two sisters who have become recluses after the arsenic poisoning of four members of their family
The lottery and other stories by
Shirley Jackson(
Book
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76 editions published between 1948 and 2019 in English and Korean and held by 2,467 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Collects short stories by Shirley Jackson, including "Like Mother Used to Make," "Afternoon in Linen," "A Fine Old Firm," as well as "The Lottery."
76 editions published between 1948 and 2019 in English and Korean and held by 2,467 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Collects short stories by Shirley Jackson, including "Like Mother Used to Make," "Afternoon in Linen," "A Fine Old Firm," as well as "The Lottery."
The witchcraft of Salem Village by
Shirley Jackson(
Book
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27 editions published between 1956 and 2011 in English and Persian and held by 1,742 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Describes the social and religious conditions surrounding the Salem witch hunts, the extensive trials and executions, and the aftermath of the hysteria
27 editions published between 1956 and 2011 in English and Persian and held by 1,742 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Describes the social and religious conditions surrounding the Salem witch hunts, the extensive trials and executions, and the aftermath of the hysteria
Just an ordinary day by
Shirley Jackson(
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19 editions published between 1996 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 1,742 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fifty-odd stories, half of them never published before. The new lot includes a story on a girl who gets the devil to sell her his soul. Jackson (1919-1965) wrote The Haunting of Hill House
19 editions published between 1996 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 1,742 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fifty-odd stories, half of them never published before. The new lot includes a story on a girl who gets the devil to sell her his soul. Jackson (1919-1965) wrote The Haunting of Hill House
Come along with me : part of a novel, sixteen stories, and three lectures by
Shirley Jackson(
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28 editions published between 1968 and 1995 in English and held by 1,659 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Come along with me -- Fourteen stories: Janice -- Tootie in peonage -- A cauliflower in her hair -- I know who I love -- The beautiful stranger -- The summer people -- Island -- A visit -- The rock -- A day in the jungle -- Pajama party -- Louisa, please come home -- The little house -- The bus -- Three lectures, with two stories: Experience and fiction -- The night we all had grippe -- Biography of a story -- The lottery -- Notes for a young writer
28 editions published between 1968 and 1995 in English and held by 1,659 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Come along with me -- Fourteen stories: Janice -- Tootie in peonage -- A cauliflower in her hair -- I know who I love -- The beautiful stranger -- The summer people -- Island -- A visit -- The rock -- A day in the jungle -- Pajama party -- Louisa, please come home -- The little house -- The bus -- Three lectures, with two stories: Experience and fiction -- The night we all had grippe -- Biography of a story -- The lottery -- Notes for a young writer
The magic of Shirley Jackson by
Shirley Jackson(
Book
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15 editions published between 1965 and 1974 in English and held by 1,283 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This collection is a generous selection of Jackson's work, consisting of three complete books:The Bird's Nest, Life Among the Savages, Raising Demons, and eleven short stories--including the world-famous The Lottery
15 editions published between 1965 and 1974 in English and held by 1,283 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This collection is a generous selection of Jackson's work, consisting of three complete books:The Bird's Nest, Life Among the Savages, Raising Demons, and eleven short stories--including the world-famous The Lottery
Novels and stories : the Lottery, the haunting of Hill House, We have always lived in the castle, other stories and sketches by
Shirley Jackson(
Book
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4 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 1,263 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The world of Shirley Jackson is eerie and unforgettable," writes A. M. Homes. "It is a place where things are not what they seem; even on a morning that is sunny and clear there is always the threat of darkness looming, of things taking a turn for the worse." Jackson's characters-mostly unloved daughters in search of a home, a career, a family of their own-chase what appears to be a harmless dream until, without warning, it turns on its heel to seize them by the throat. We are moved by these characters' dreams, for they are the dreams of love and acceptance shared by us all. We are shocked when their dreams become nightmares, and terrified by Jackson's suggestion that there are unseen powers-"demons" both subconscious and supernatural-malevolently conspiring against human happiness. In this volume Joyce Carol Oates, our leading practitioner of the contemporary Gothic, presents the essential works of Shirley Jackson, the novels and stories that, from the early 1940s through the mid-1960s, wittily remade the genre of psychological horror for an alienated, postwar America. She opens with The Lottery (1949), Jackson's only collection of short fiction, whose disquieting title story-one of the most widely anthologized tales of the 20th century-has entered American folklore. Also among these early works are "The Daemon Lover," a story Oates praises as "deeper, more mysterious, and more disturbing than 'The Lottery,' " and "Charles," the hilarious sketch that launched Jackson's secondary career as a domestic humorist. Here too are Jackson's masterly short novels: The Haunting of Hill House (1959), the tale of an achingly empathetic young woman chosen by a haunted house to be its new tenant, and We Have Always Lived in the Castle (1962), the unrepentant confessions of Miss Merricat Blackwood, a cunning adolescent who has gone to quite unusual lengths to preserve her ideal of family happiness. Rounding out the volume are 21 other stories and sketches that showcase Jackson in all her many modes, and the essay "Biography of a Story," Jackson's acidly funny account of the public reception of "The Lottery," which provoked more mail from readers of The New Yorker than any contribution before or since. -- Publisher description
4 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 1,263 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The world of Shirley Jackson is eerie and unforgettable," writes A. M. Homes. "It is a place where things are not what they seem; even on a morning that is sunny and clear there is always the threat of darkness looming, of things taking a turn for the worse." Jackson's characters-mostly unloved daughters in search of a home, a career, a family of their own-chase what appears to be a harmless dream until, without warning, it turns on its heel to seize them by the throat. We are moved by these characters' dreams, for they are the dreams of love and acceptance shared by us all. We are shocked when their dreams become nightmares, and terrified by Jackson's suggestion that there are unseen powers-"demons" both subconscious and supernatural-malevolently conspiring against human happiness. In this volume Joyce Carol Oates, our leading practitioner of the contemporary Gothic, presents the essential works of Shirley Jackson, the novels and stories that, from the early 1940s through the mid-1960s, wittily remade the genre of psychological horror for an alienated, postwar America. She opens with The Lottery (1949), Jackson's only collection of short fiction, whose disquieting title story-one of the most widely anthologized tales of the 20th century-has entered American folklore. Also among these early works are "The Daemon Lover," a story Oates praises as "deeper, more mysterious, and more disturbing than 'The Lottery,' " and "Charles," the hilarious sketch that launched Jackson's secondary career as a domestic humorist. Here too are Jackson's masterly short novels: The Haunting of Hill House (1959), the tale of an achingly empathetic young woman chosen by a haunted house to be its new tenant, and We Have Always Lived in the Castle (1962), the unrepentant confessions of Miss Merricat Blackwood, a cunning adolescent who has gone to quite unusual lengths to preserve her ideal of family happiness. Rounding out the volume are 21 other stories and sketches that showcase Jackson in all her many modes, and the essay "Biography of a Story," Jackson's acidly funny account of the public reception of "The Lottery," which provoked more mail from readers of The New Yorker than any contribution before or since. -- Publisher description
Fifty years of the American short story : from the O. Henry awards, 1919-1970 by
William Miller Abrahams(
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1 edition published in 1970 in English and held by 1,138 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Selections from Prize stories
1 edition published in 1970 in English and held by 1,138 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Selections from Prize stories
The sundial by
Shirley Jackson(
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46 editions published between 1958 and 2018 in English and Spanish and held by 998 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When the Halloran clan gathers at the family home for a funeral, no one is surprised when the somewhat peculiar Aunt Fanny wanders off into the secret garden. But then she returns to report an astonishing vision of an apocalypse from which only the Hallorans and their hangers-on will be spared, and the family finds itself engulfed in growing madness, fear, and violence as they prepare for a terrible new world
46 editions published between 1958 and 2018 in English and Spanish and held by 998 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When the Halloran clan gathers at the family home for a funeral, no one is surprised when the somewhat peculiar Aunt Fanny wanders off into the secret garden. But then she returns to report an astonishing vision of an apocalypse from which only the Hallorans and their hangers-on will be spared, and the family finds itself engulfed in growing madness, fear, and violence as they prepare for a terrible new world
The bird's nest by
Shirley Jackson(
Book
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38 editions published between 1954 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 925 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Elizabeth is a demure twenty-three-year-old whiling her life away at a dull museum job, living with her neurotic aunt, and subsisting off her dead mother's inheritance. When Elizabeth begins to suffer terrible migraines and backaches, her aunt takes her to the doctor, then to a psychiatrist. But slowly, and with Jackson's characteristic chill, we learn that Elizabeth is not just one girl--but four separate, self-destructive personalities
38 editions published between 1954 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 925 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Elizabeth is a demure twenty-three-year-old whiling her life away at a dull museum job, living with her neurotic aunt, and subsisting off her dead mother's inheritance. When Elizabeth begins to suffer terrible migraines and backaches, her aunt takes her to the doctor, then to a psychiatrist. But slowly, and with Jackson's characteristic chill, we learn that Elizabeth is not just one girl--but four separate, self-destructive personalities
The lottery, or, The adventures of James Harris by
Shirley Jackson(
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21 editions published between 1949 and 1991 in English and held by 813 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Shirley Jackson's first collection of short fiction includes the classic title story of a small town that continues a ritual begun so many generations before them that they no longer know why they do it
21 editions published between 1949 and 1991 in English and held by 813 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Shirley Jackson's first collection of short fiction includes the classic title story of a small town that continues a ritual begun so many generations before them that they no longer know why they do it
Hangsaman by
Shirley Jackson(
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28 editions published between 1951 and 2016 in English and held by 806 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Seventeen-year-old Natalie Waite longs to escape home for college. Her father is a domineering and egotistical writer who keeps a tight rein on Natalie and her long-suffering mother. When Natalie finally does get away, however, college life doesn't bring the happiness she expected. Little by little, Natalie is no longer certain of anything--even where reality ends and her dark imaginings begin. Chilling and suspenseful, Hangsaman is loosely based on the real-life disappearance of a Bennington College sophomore in 1946
28 editions published between 1951 and 2016 in English and held by 806 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Seventeen-year-old Natalie Waite longs to escape home for college. Her father is a domineering and egotistical writer who keeps a tight rein on Natalie and her long-suffering mother. When Natalie finally does get away, however, college life doesn't bring the happiness she expected. Little by little, Natalie is no longer certain of anything--even where reality ends and her dark imaginings begin. Chilling and suspenseful, Hangsaman is loosely based on the real-life disappearance of a Bennington College sophomore in 1946
The lottery by
Shirley Jackson(
Book
)
51 editions published between 1943 and 2018 in English and Italian and held by 790 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The people of a village perform their annual lottery, with startling consequences for the recipient of the one paper with the black spot
51 editions published between 1943 and 2018 in English and Italian and held by 790 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The people of a village perform their annual lottery, with startling consequences for the recipient of the one paper with the black spot
The haunting of Hill House by
Shirley Jackson(
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39 editions published between 1984 and 2020 in English and held by 734 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Four seekers have come to the ugly, abandoned old mansion: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of the psychic phenomenon called haunting; Theodora, his lovely and lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a lonely, homeless girl well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the adventurous future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable noises and self-closing doors, but Hill House is gathering its powers and will soon choose one of them to make its own
39 editions published between 1984 and 2020 in English and held by 734 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Four seekers have come to the ugly, abandoned old mansion: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of the psychic phenomenon called haunting; Theodora, his lovely and lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a lonely, homeless girl well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the adventurous future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable noises and self-closing doors, but Hill House is gathering its powers and will soon choose one of them to make its own
55 short stories from the New Yorker(
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1 edition published in 1949 in English and held by 732 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The stories... have appeared in the New Yorker during the past ten years
1 edition published in 1949 in English and held by 732 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The stories... have appeared in the New Yorker during the past ten years
More classics to read aloud to your children by
William F Russell(
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1 edition published in 1986 in English and held by 602 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Selections for reading aloud from poems, novels, and plays by Blake, Longfellow, O. Henry, Twain, Shakespeare, Poe, and other well-known authors
1 edition published in 1986 in English and held by 602 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Selections for reading aloud from poems, novels, and plays by Blake, Longfellow, O. Henry, Twain, Shakespeare, Poe, and other well-known authors
We have always lived in the castle by
Shirley Jackson(
Recording
)
23 editions published between 1979 and 2010 in English and held by 582 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Six years after four family members died suspiciously--of arsenic poisoning, the three remaining Blackwoods--elder, agoraphobic sister Constance; wheelchair-bound Uncle Julian; and eighteen-year-old Mary Katherine, or, Merricat--live together in pleasant isolation. Merricat has developed an idiosyncratic system of rules and protective magic to guard the estate against intrusions from hostile villagers. But one day a stranger arrives--cousin Charles, with his eye on the Blackwood fortune--and manages to penetrate into their carefully shielded lives. Unable to drive him away by either polite or occult means, Merricat adopts more desperate methods, resulting in crisis, tragedy, and the revelation of a terrible secret
23 editions published between 1979 and 2010 in English and held by 582 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Six years after four family members died suspiciously--of arsenic poisoning, the three remaining Blackwoods--elder, agoraphobic sister Constance; wheelchair-bound Uncle Julian; and eighteen-year-old Mary Katherine, or, Merricat--live together in pleasant isolation. Merricat has developed an idiosyncratic system of rules and protective magic to guard the estate against intrusions from hostile villagers. But one day a stranger arrives--cousin Charles, with his eye on the Blackwood fortune--and manages to penetrate into their carefully shielded lives. Unable to drive him away by either polite or occult means, Merricat adopts more desperate methods, resulting in crisis, tragedy, and the revelation of a terrible secret
9 magic wishes by
Shirley Jackson(
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13 editions published between 1963 and 2016 in English and held by 511 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A child meets a magician who grants eight wonderfully fantastic wishes, with one wish left over
13 editions published between 1963 and 2016 in English and held by 511 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A child meets a magician who grants eight wonderfully fantastic wishes, with one wish left over
The road through the wall by
Shirley Jackson(
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22 editions published between 1948 and 2013 in English and held by 422 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Pepper Street is a really nice, safe California neighborhood. The houses are tidy and the lawns are neatly mowed. Of course, the country club is close by, and lots of pleasant folks live there. The only problem is they knocked down the wall at the end of the street to make way for a road to a new housing development. Now, that's not good, it's just not good at all. Satirically exploring what happens when a smug suburban neighborhood is breached by awful, unavoidable truths, The Road Through the Wall is the tale that launched Shirley Jackson's heralded career"--Publisher's website
22 editions published between 1948 and 2013 in English and held by 422 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Pepper Street is a really nice, safe California neighborhood. The houses are tidy and the lawns are neatly mowed. Of course, the country club is close by, and lots of pleasant folks live there. The only problem is they knocked down the wall at the end of the street to make way for a road to a new housing development. Now, that's not good, it's just not good at all. Satirically exploring what happens when a smug suburban neighborhood is breached by awful, unavoidable truths, The Road Through the Wall is the tale that launched Shirley Jackson's heralded career"--Publisher's website
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Related Identities
- Hyman, Stanley Edgar 1919-1970 Author Editor
- Hyman, Laurence Jackson Editor
- DeWitt, Sarah Hyman Editor
- Hattenhauer, Darryl Author
- Franklin, Ruth Author of introduction Other Author Editor
- Friedman, Lenemaja Author
- Oates, Joyce Carol 1938- Author of afterword, colophon, etc. Author of introduction Compiler Editor
- Oppenheimer, Judy 1942- Author
- Blackstone Audio, Inc
- Parker, Dorothy 1893-1967
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Adolescence American fiction American fiction--Women authors Authors, American Castles Children's literature Cisneros, Sandra College students Domestic fiction, American End of the world Entertaining Erdrich, Louise Examinations Families Feminism and literature Feminist fiction, American Ghost plays Ghost stories, American Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, Gothic revival (Literature) Haunted houses Horror tales Horror tales, American Interpersonal relations Jackson, Shirley, Jewett, Sarah Orne, Kingston, Maxine Hong Manners and customs Massachusetts--Salem Morrison, Toni Multiple personality Murder--Investigation New England Oral reading Ozick, Cynthia Psychological fiction Rites and ceremonies Short stories Short stories, American Short story Short story--Examinations Sisters Social isolation United States Vermont--Bennington Wharton, Edith, Wishes Witchcraft Women and literature Women authors
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Alternative Names
Hyman, Stanley Edgar.
Hyman, Stanley Edgar 1916-1965 Mrs
Hyman Stanley Edgar Mrs.
Hyman, Stanley Edgar Mrs. 1916-1965
Jackson, Shirley
Jackson, Shirley, 1919-1965
Jackson, Shirley Hardie 1916-1965
Shirley Jackson Amerikaans journalist
Shirley Jackson Amerikaans schrijfster
Shirley Jackson amerikansk forfatter
Shirley Jackson écrivaine américaine
Shirley Jackson escritora estadounisense
Shirley Jackson novelist, short story writer
Shirley Jackson penulis novel dan cerita pendek
Shirley Jackson scrittrice e giornalista statunitense
Shirley Jackson úrscéalaí agus gearrscéalaí
Shirley Jackson US-amerikanische Schriftstellerin
Shirley Jackson yhdysvaltalainen kirjailija
Джексон Ш. 1919-1965
Джексон, Шерли
Джексон, Шерли американская писательница
Ширли Џексон
Ширлі Джексон
Ширлі Джексон письменниця зі США
Шърли Джаксън американска поетеса и писателка
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شرلی جکسن
شرلی جکسن نویسنده آمریکایی
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잭슨, 셜리 1916-1965
ジャクスン, シャーリイ
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