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It means you never know what's going to happen,' I said. 'You do your best, then take your chances. Everything else is beyond our control.
Dick Van Dyke
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Dick Van Dyke
Age: 98
Born: 1925
Born: December 13
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Richard Wayne Van Dyke
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