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I suppose the most daring thing I've ever done is try to water ski. And that was not successful.

Andre Leon Talley

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Andre Leon Talley
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 16
Autobiographer
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Washington
District of Columbia
Andre Leon Talley
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