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A lot of the time I hate the theater. You think, 'I have to climb Mount Everest, again, tonight.' Oh, the theater is a scary place to be.

Alan Rickman

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Alan Rickman
Age: 69 †
Born: 1946
Born: February 21
Died: 2016
Died: January 14
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Film Director
Film Producer
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Theatrical Director
Hammersmith
London
Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman
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