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2 unusual facts about William Dufty


Bevan Dufty

Dufty is the son of writer William Dufty and Maely Bartholomew, who had lost most of her family in the Holocaust.

William Dufty

His most popular book is Sugar Blues, first published in 1975, which cautions against white refined sugar, and presents its history and cultural influence.


George Ohsawa

William Dufty, sixth husband of actress Gloria Swanson and noted author of "Lady Sings the Blues", the 1956 autobiography of blues singer Billie Holiday, borrowed this concept as the title of his book "You Are All Sanpaku", which was based on Sakurazawa Nyoichi's teachings.


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