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It's the stuff that happens right in front of your face when there's no routine and everything is unexpected. That's what I want to write about.
Harvey Pekar
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Harvey Pekar
Age: 70 †
Born: 1939
Born: October 8
Died: 2010
Died: July 12
Autobiographer
Comics Writer
Film Writer
Journalist
Music Critic
Writer
Cleveland
Ohio
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