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With the newspaper strike on, I wouldn't consider dying.

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Bette Davis
Age: 81 †
Born: 1908
Born: April 5
Died: 1989
Died: October 6
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Film Actor
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Television Actor
East Chelmsford
Massachusetts
Ruth Elizabeth Davis
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