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Hollywood didn't kill Marilyn Monroe, it's the Marilyn Monroes who are killing Hollywood.

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Billy Wilder
Age: 95 †
Born: 1906
Born: June 22
Died: 2002
Died: March 27
Film Director
Film Producer
Filmmaker
Journalist
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Writer
Samuel Wilder
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