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When I was young I was called a rugged individualist. When I was in my fifties I was considered eccentric. Here I am doing and saying the same things I did then and I'm labeled senile.

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George Burns
Age: 100 †
Born: 1896
Born: January 20
Died: 1996
Died: March 9
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New York City
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Nathan Birnbaum
George N. Burns
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