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I worked with a writer, Kathleen Boyce. It was a wonderful experience...but I didn't expect that the last chapter would be the last chapter of Donna Karan. That was probably the biggest shock.

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Donna Karan
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: October 2
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New York City
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Donna Ivy Faske
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