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I would have painted the White House black. I would have!
Dick Gregory
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Dick Gregory
Age: 84 †
Born: 1932
Born: October 12
Died: 2017
Died: August 19
Athletics Competitor
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Comedian
Entrepreneur
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St. Louis
Missouri
Richard Claxton Gregory
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