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There was this real fear in doing Square Pegs after getting such a fast ride to glory on Saturday Night Live. I was afraid that the word would be peaks early, fails to live up to promise.

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Anne Beatts
Age: 74 †
Born: 1947
Born: February 25
Died: 2021
Died: April 7
Journalist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Buffalo
New York
Squares
Would
Failing
Fails
Afraid
Saturday
Word
Ride
Getting
Fast
Pegs
Fear
Glory
Peg
Night
Peaks
Live
Early
Square
Real
Promise

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