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The quality of my life has changed dramatically - not the events - but the way I handle them and my priorities and my sense of drama.

Ali MacGraw

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Ali MacGraw
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: April 1
Actor
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Pound Ridge
New York
Elizabeth Alice MacGraw
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