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Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one Helen Keller is the other.
Erma Bombeck
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Erma Bombeck
Age: 69 †
Born: 1927
Born: February 21
Died: 1996
Died: April 22
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Bellbrook
Ohio
Erma Louise Bombeck
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