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Above all, I try to create an emotion to which others can respond.
Hal David
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Hal David
Age: 91 †
Born: 1921
Born: May 25
Died: 2012
Died: September 1
Composer
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New York City
New York
Harold Lane David
Harold David
Kathy Griffin
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