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Fear is the base of what everybody does wrong in their lives.

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
Doe
Base
Everybody
Wrong
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Fear

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