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Yes, I have actually mined coal, and distilled liquor, as well as seen a girl in a pink dress, and seen her take it off. I am 54 years old, weigh 220 pounds, and look like the chief dispatcher of a long-distance driving concern. I am a registered Democrat. I drink.

James M. Cain

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James M. Cain
Age: 105 †
Born: 1892
Born: July 1
Died: 1997
Died: October 27
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Journalist
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Annapolis
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James Mallahan Cain
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