Bernardas Brazdžionis
Bernardas Brazdžionis – lietuvių prozininkas, poetas, dramaturgas, spaudos darbuotojas, muziejininkas, literatūros kritikas, bei knygelių vaikams autorius.
Pasirašinėjo įvairiais slapyvardžiais: Vytė Nemunėlis, J. Brazaitis, J. Stebeikis, B. Brn., B. Nardis Brazdžionis, Bern. Žvainius, J. Braz., Jaunasis Vaidevutis, B. Br. Gintvytis, B. Nardis, J. Žadeikis, A. Pagramantis, Mikas Lašavikas, Jonas Baika, M. Kiškutis, V. Klevelis.
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