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I'd missed science and what it was all about because I was too busy trying to think of other things, when I was at school. I was too busy trying to be James Dean.

Dallas Campbell

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Dallas Campbell
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 17
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Film Director
Television Actor
Television Presenter
Robert Dallas Campbell
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