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John Basinger, Who Memorized All 12 Books of ‘Paradise Lost,’ Dies at 92

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By Alex Traub 
| The New York Times
John Basinger, an actor and college professor widely believed to be the only person ever to have memorized all 12 books of John Milton’s epic poem “Paradise Lost” — a feat he turned into a one-man show that inspired research into the workings of memory — died on May 29 in Brookings, S.D. He was 92. His death, at a hospice facility, was from complications of pneumonia, his wife, the film historian Jeanine Basinger, said.
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John Basinger, Who Memorized All 12 Books of ‘Paradise Lost,’ Dies at 92

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By Alex Traub 
| The New York Times
John Basinger, an actor and college professor widely believed to be the only person ever to have memorized all 12 books of John Milton’s epic poem “Paradise Lost” — a feat he turned into a one-man show that inspired research into the workings of memory — died on May 29 in Brookings, S.D. He was 92. His death, at a hospice facility, was from complications of pneumonia, his wife, the film historian Jeanine Basinger, said.
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John Basinger, Who Memorized All 12 Books of 'Paradise Lost,' Dies at 92

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By Alex Traub 
| Breaking One
John Basinger, an actor and college professor widely believed to be the only person ever to have memorized all 12 books of John Milton's epic poem "Paradise Lost" -- a feat he turned into a one-man show that inspired research into the workings of memory -- died May 29 in Brookings, South Dakota. He was 92. His death, at a hospice facility, was from complications of pneumonia, said his wife, film historian Jeanine Basinger.
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