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Prepare to live by all means, but for Heaven's sake do not forget to live.

Arnold Bennett

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Arnold Bennett
Age: 63 †
Born: 1867
Born: May 27
Died: 1931
Died: March 27
Autobiographer
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Film Writer
Journalist
Literary Critic
Novelist
Playwright
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Mother Town
Enoch Arnold Bennett
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