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If I fail, the film industry writes me off as another statistic. If I succeed, they pay me a million bucks to fly out to Hollywood and fart.

George A. Romero

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George A. Romero
Age: 77 †
Born: 1940
Born: February 4
Died: 2017
Died: July 16
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