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Back through the ages of barbarism and civilization, in all tongues, we find this instinctive pleasure in the imitative action that is the very essence of all drama.

George P. Baker

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George P. Baker
Age: 91 †
Born: 1903
Born: November 1
Died: 1995
Died: January 25
University Teacher
Cambridge
Massachusetts
George Pierce Baker
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