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From: Sunday Star-Times
Date: 20020120
Author:SHARP, Iain

Tainted saint

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Haughty and headstrong, the Madonna of the Jazz Age, Edna St Vincent Millay was adored by thousands. Her legend faded as she lapsed into drug addiction. Now there's renewed interest in her career, reports Iain Sharp.

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TAINTED SAINT

By Iain Sharp

STAND-FIRST: Haughty and headstrong, the Madonna of the Jazz Age, Edna St Vincent Millay was once adored by thousands, but her legend faded as she lapsed into drug addiction. Now there's renewed interest in her remarkable career, reports Iain Sharp.

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