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From the dog who liked mailmen to unlikely revolutionary heroes, Santa Feâs Dirk Wales brought American legends to new audiences. The lifelong storyteller, best known for childrenâs books he wrote later in life, died in November from natural causes. He was 89. âHe had an unending enthusiasm for his subjects and delighted at sharing his books with children and adults,â said Dorothy Massey, owner of Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeehouse downtown. âHis personality shone through his writing.â Wales grew up in California and said last year in an interview on the Your Positive Impact podcast he attended theater school at UCLA for $18 a semester. After college, he wrote scripts for national advertising campaigns for marketing firms in Cincinnati and Chicago.