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I'd just say the flies get bigger in the summertime. I guess the flies are buzzing.

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Fred Thompson
Age: 73 †
Born: 1942
Born: August 19
Died: 2015
Died: November 1
Actor
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Film Actor
Former United States Senator
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Politician
Radio Personality
Television Actor
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Sheffield
Alabama
Freddie Dalton Thompson
Fred Dalton Thompson
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Summertime
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