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He always had a chip on his shoulder that he was ready to use to kindle an argument.

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Fred Allen
Age: 61 †
Born: 1894
Born: May 31
Died: 1956
Died: March 17
Actor
Comedian
Journalist
Radio Personality
Screenwriter
Cambridge
Massachusetts
John Florence Sullivan
Ready
Kindle
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Chips
Shoulder
Shoulders
Anger
Argument

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