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I actually feel awkward being at the center of attention.

Edwin Catmull

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Edwin Catmull
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: March 31
Computer Scientist
Engineer
Executive Producer
Film Director
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Edwin Earl Catmull
Edwin E. Catmull
Awkward
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Attention
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