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Looking at beautiful things is what makes me the happiest.

Ali MacGraw

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