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Madeleine Ruthven
1893–1978American screenwriter and poet
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Madeleine Ruthven, the American screenwriter and poet, was born in 1893. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in one language. 459 towns across Iowa can name a famous person born there.

#1American screenwriter and poet
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hornick and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.