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1926 – 2011Anne McCaffrey (1926-2011)Died 21 November 2011, aged 85The American-born author was best known for the "Dragonriders of Pern" science fiction series and was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction. She lived much of her later life in Ireland. She died at her home near Dublin.