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What if the world is holding its breath - waiting for you to take the place that only you can fill?

David Whyte

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David Whyte
Age: 58
Born: 1965
Born: September 21
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Poet
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Marrickville
New South Wales
Australia
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