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I don't chart out the life histories of the people I play. If I did, I'd be in trouble. I work with my heart and my head, and naturally emotions follow.

Ernest Borgnine

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Ernest Borgnine
Age: 95 †
Born: 1917
Born: January 24
Died: 2012
Died: July 8
Actor
Character Actor
Film Actor
Military Officer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Hamden
Connecticut
Ermes Effron Borgnino
Life
Emotions
People
Follow
Emotion
Trouble
Head
Play
Chart
Heart
Histories
Work
Naturally

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