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I dressed plain, but my partners were always spending more money on clothes than I could afford.

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
Afford
Partners
Spending
Clothes
Money
Always
Dressed
Plain

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