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I get heartbroken flying into L.A. It's just this feeling of unspecific loss. Can you imagine what the San Fernando Valley was when it was all wheat fields? Can you imagine what John Steinbeck saw?

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Edward Norton
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: August 18
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Edward Harrison Norton
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