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I would love to see Carl Reiner working in the arena today. He did some marvelous things on our show in the early '60s when it was a little edgy. We did shows about blacks, a couple, three of those. Some thought-provoking stuff.
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Dick Van Dyke
Age: 98
Born: 1925
Born: December 13
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