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Il y aura toujours un chien perdu quelque part qui m'empe chera d'e tre heureux. There will always be a lost dog somewhere that will prevent me being happy.

Jean Anouilh

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Jean Anouilh
Age: 77 †
Born: 1910
Born: June 23
Died: 1987
Died: October 3
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Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh
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