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`Brave New World' author Aldous Huxley's widow, writer Laura Archera Huxley, dies at 96

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From: AP Worldstream
Date: 20071215
Author:ROBERT JABLON

Laura Archera Huxley, the widow of "Brave New World" author Aldous Huxley who preserved his legacy for nearly half a century while authoring her own books and continuing his exploration of human potential, has died. She was 96.

Huxley died from cancer on Thursday night at her Hollywood Hills home, said Karen Pfeiffer, her legal ward, who helps direct Huxley's nonprofit foundation called Children: Our Ultimate Investment.

"She said she was ready (to go) and she was happy about the life she'd lived. She felt complete," Pfeiffer said.

During the seven ...

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