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It's like The Mold in Dr. Florey's Coat, about the discovery of penicillin. Out of these strange accidents come huge discoveries. A certain purple bleeds into red and all of a sudden you have something unexpected.

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Carly Simon
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: June 25
Actor
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The Bronx
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Carly Elisabeth Simon
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