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New York is a galaxy of adventure at once elegant, exciting and bizarre. It's a city that moves so fast, it takes energy just to stand still.

Barbara Walters

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Barbara Walters
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: September 25
Journalist
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Barbara Jill Walters
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