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I named all my children after flowers. There's Lillie and Rose and my son, Artificial.

Bert Williams

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Bert Williams
Age: 47 †
Born: 1874
Born: November 12
Died: 1922
Died: March 4
Actor
Blackface Minstrel Performer
Comedian
Film Director
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Egbert Austin Williams
Flowers
Rose
Son
Flower
Children
Named
Artificial

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