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Personally I am very much against the death penalty for several reasons.

Alan Parker

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Alan Parker
Age: 76 †
Born: 1944
Born: February 14
Died: 2020
Died: July 31
Film Actor
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Sir Alan William Parker
Alan William Parker
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