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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The 104 years old American native ‘Beverly Cleary’ has passed away. What was her profession?
A
Singer
B
Journalist
C
Actress
D
Author
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -She was 104. Cleary’s publisher HarperCollins announced Friday that the author died Thursday in Carmel Valley, California, where she had lived since the 1960s. No cause of death was given. Trained as a librarian, Cleary didn’t start writing books until her early 30s when she wrote “Henry Huggins, ” published in 1950.

Detailed explanation-2: -Beverly Cleary, née Beverly Atlee Bunn, (born April 12, 1916, McMinnville, Oregon, U.S.-died March 25, 2021, Carmel, California), American children’s writer whose award-winning books are lively, humorous portrayals of problems and events faced in real life by school-aged girls and boys.

Detailed explanation-3: -She celebrated her 100th birthday on April 12, 2016. On March 25, 2021, Cleary died at her retirement home in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, at the age of 104.

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