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Preparing for the worst is an activity I have taken up since I turned thirty-five, and the worst actually began to happen.

Delia Ephron

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Delia Ephron
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: July 12
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Film Producer
Screenwriter
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New York City
New York
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