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- Alastair Reid was born on March 22, 1926 in Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland, UK. He was married to Leslie Clark. He died on September 21, 2014 in Scotland, UK.
- Spouses?(1958 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)Leslie Clark(? - September 21, 2014) (his death, 1 child)
- He wrote for the New Yorker for 40 years, and spent many years traveling in and writing about South America. He wrote poetry, travelogues, reviews, children's books, and essays.
- He served in the Royal Navy during WWII, mostly in the Indian Ocean. After the war he earned a classics degree at the University of St. Andrews.
- He translated the works of prominent Latin American poets, including Jorge Luis Borges and Pablo Neruda.
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