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Don't be a pal to your son. Be his father. What child needs a 40-year-old for a friend?

Al Capp

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Al Capp
Age: 70 †
Born: 1909
Born: September 28
Died: 1979
Died: November 5
Cartoonist
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New Haven
Connecticut
Alfred Gerald Caplin
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