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Even in the days when they did Othello, you didn't necessarily have to be black to play Othello. You wore the makeup.

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Jamie Farr
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: July 1
Comedian
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Toledo
Ohio
Wore
Makeup
Necessarily
Days
Black
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Othello

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