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Nobody really knows what makes a hit TV show.

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
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Shows
Really
Nobody
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I give a percentage of the earnings to the Motion Picture Home.
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