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News is history shot on the wing. The huntsmen from the Fourth Estate seek to bag only the peacock or the eagle of the swifting day.

Gene Fowler

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Gene Fowler
Age: 70 †
Born: 1890
Born: March 8
Died: 1960
Died: July 2
Actor
Journalist
Screenwriter
Denver
Colorado
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Journalism
Peacock
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