Question: Facts: - title: member of the salem , massachusetts city council - successor: j. michael ruane - death date: june 19 , 2005 - birth date: november 25 , 1934 - name: robert ellis cahill - nationality: american - image: robert ellis cahill.png - birth place: salem , massachusetts - occupation: public relations Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert ellis cahill .
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robert ellis cahill -lrb- november 25 , 1934 - june 19 , 2005 -rrb- was a folklorist and author .he was the author of more than three dozen books on new england history and folklore , as well as on scuba diving , shipwrecks and pirates .