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April 13, 2012

Warfield to receive worldwide writing contest award

Celebrities, best-selling authors, famous illustrators to fete newcomers at festive Hollywood gala

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HOLLYWOOD — Twelve winning writers and 12 illustrators from around the globe – including Gerald Warfield of Mineral Wells—will be honored during Sunday’s 28th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards at the famed Wilshire Ebell Theatre.

Warfield was born in Fort Worth. He attended TCU, UNT and Princeton University, taking degrees in music composition. He taught music briefly at Princeton and the University of Illinois, and his compositions enjoyed modest success, including performances by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

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