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All I want to see from an actor is the intensity and accuracy of their listening.
Alan Rickman
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Alan Rickman
Age: 69 †
Born: 1946
Born: February 21
Died: 2016
Died: January 14
Actor
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Film Director
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Hammersmith
London
Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman
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