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It was well after college that I learned about depression. I got my first job for Jack Paar. I realized I was sleeping 14 hours a day and just living for the Paar show.

Dick Cavett

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Dick Cavett
Age: 87
Born: 1936
Born: November 19
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Richard Alva Cavett
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