Which musician was raised by his grandparents after his mother abandoned him at an early age?

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The illegal wrestling hold himself, Wille Nelson. http://www.thei.aust.com/isite/willie1.html Oct 06 03, 4:43 PM

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This man was raised by an uncle after his mother died of smallpox. He became a merchant sailor, and began smuggling opium when business was slow. He retired to his home state of Massachusetts where a town is named for his estate. He was also known for his philanthropy. Who was he? This literary figure spent much of his life as an insurance executive and produced his most significant works after the age of 50. Today, many critics regard him as the most important American representative of his genre of the 20th century. Who was he? Along about 1914, a celebrated chef at an elegant hotel in London hired a young man and trained him as a pastry cook. The young man, however, quickly abandoned brioche and cream puffs and went on to become a famed and controversial political leader in his native land. Who was he, and who was the chef? Who said on the Letterman show that his cancer had taught him to 'enjoy every sandwich' - an expression that became the title of a tribute album after his death?

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