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I found that a couple of bottles of beer would give me a lift, but the third bottle would sober me up.

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
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Beer
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Sober
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