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Nothing is sadder than laughter nothing more beautiful, more magnificent, more uplifting and enriching than the terror of deep despair.

Federico Fellini

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Federico Fellini
Age: 73 †
Born: 1920
Born: January 20
Died: 1993
Died: October 31
Comics Artist
Director
Film Director
Satirist
Screenwriter
Writer
Frederico Fellini
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Beautiful
Sadder
Nothing
Enriching
Uplifting
Magnificent
Terror
Laughter
Despair
Deep

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