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Childhood in large parts of modern Britain, at any rate, has been replaced by premature adulthood, or rather adolescence

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Anthony Daniels
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 21
Actor
Film Actor
Mime Artist
Television Actor
Salisbury
England
Anthony Kingsley Daniels
Replaced
Britain
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Childhood
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