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In Hollywood, primitive magical thinking exists side by side with the most advanced technology.
Hortense Powdermaker
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Hortense Powdermaker
Age: 69 †
Born: 1900
Born: December 24
Died: 1970
Died: June 15
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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