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We would go down to Riverside, California, which is very poor now, but that's where my grandfather grew up. He grew up during the Depression in Riverside.

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Greta Gerwig
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: August 4
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Film Director
Playwright
Screenwriter
Voice Actor
Writer
Sacramento
California
Greta Celeste Gerwig
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