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The most important thing is to change what children see from the beginning. To not create a problem we have to fix later.

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Geena Davis
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 21
Actor
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Screenwriter
Television Actor
Television Producer
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Wareham
Massachusetts
Virginia Elizabeth Geena Davis
Virginia Elizabeth Davis
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