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What broke Mom's heart was realizing that her children knew nothing and cared nothing about the better side of life.

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
Nothing
Cared
Children
Broke
Heart
Mom
Life
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Realizing
Knew
Sides
Better

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