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Whenever I played Columbus, Ohio, I dropped in to see my close friend, a medium who had mysterious powers. Her Indian guide was Mohawk.

Ethel Waters

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Ethel Waters
Age: 80 †
Born: 1896
Born: October 31
Died: 1977
Died: September 1
Film Actor
Jazz Musician
Singer
Stage Actor
Vocalist
Chester
Pennsylvania
Played
Guide
Close
Medium
Friend
Mediums
Guides
Mohawk
Powers
Mohawks
Indian
Columbus
Mysterious
Ohio
Whenever
Dropped

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