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An actress is not a lady at least, when she is, she is not an actress.
George Bernard Shaw
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George Bernard Shaw
Age: 94 †
Born: 1856
Born: July 26
Died: 1950
Died: November 2
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Morality consists of suspecting other people of not being legally married.
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