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I have lots of ideas. The problem for me has always been which one to do.

Chris Van Allsburg

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Chris Van Allsburg
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: June 18
Concept Artist
Illustrator
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Ideas
Always
Lots
Problem

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