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You know, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997 I realized I had spent too long arranging my attitude.
Carly Simon
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Carly Simon
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: June 25
Actor
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Singer-Songwriter
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The Bronx
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Carly Elisabeth Simon
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