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Life is very nice, but it lacks form. It's the aim of art to give it some.

Jean Anouilh

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Jean Anouilh
Age: 77 †
Born: 1910
Born: June 23
Died: 1987
Died: October 3
Author
Director
Dramatist
Film Director
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Bordèu
Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh
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Nice
Art
Form
Give
Giving
Life
Lacks

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