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I have given up trying to be happy. It is no use an leads to nothing.

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Anna Held
Age: 46 †
Born: 1872
Born: March 19
Died: 1918
Died: August 12
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Film Actor
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Stage Actor
Warszawa
Helene Anna Held
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