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the French write plays and paint as naturally as we play jazz - it's just a national gift.

Alice B. Toklas

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Alice B. Toklas
Age: 89 †
Born: 1877
Born: April 30
Died: 1967
Died: March 7
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Alice Babette Toklas
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