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It [smoking] was like an aphrodisiac. Actors would say let's have another cigarette on that great scenes, and they'd blow smoke in each other's face.
Chris Matthews
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Chris Matthews
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: December 17
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Christopher John Matthews
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