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Though I was a Catholic, I recognized that Protestant churches had something.

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
Protestants
Churches
Recognized
Catholic
Though
Church
Something
Protestant

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