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But it's hard to sustain a successful acting career today.

James MacArthur

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James MacArthur
Age: 72 †
Born: 1937
Born: December 8
Died: 2010
Died: October 28
Actor
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
LA
California
James Gordon MacArthur
Successful
Acting
Today
Hard
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