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Thinking a smile all the time will keep your face youthful.
Gelett Burgess
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Gelett Burgess
Age: 85 †
Born: 1866
Born: January 30
Died: 1951
Died: September 18
Novelist
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Boston
Massachusetts
Frank Gelett Burgess
Alan Braghampton
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