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You cannot tell an audience a lie. They know it before you do before it's out of your mouth, they know it's a lie.

Elaine Stritch

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Elaine Stritch
Age: 89 †
Born: 1925
Born: February 2
Died: 2014
Died: July 17
Actress
Film Actor
Singer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Detroit
Michigan
Lying
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Cannot
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Audience

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