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A man can be in two different places and he will be two different men. Maybe if you think of more places he will be more men, but two is enough for now.
Elmore Leonard
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Elmore Leonard
Age: 87 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 11
Died: 2013
Died: August 20
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Film Producer
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Dutch Leonard
Elmore John Leonard Jr.
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