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Whoever called snooker chess with balls was rude, but right.
Clive James
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Clive James
Age: 80 †
Born: 1939
Born: October 7
Died: 2019
Died: November 24
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New South Wales
Australia
Clive Vivian Leopold James
Clive Vivian James
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I love reading about the sea. I love reading about it a lot more than actually being on the sea, when you think about it.
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