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My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe.

Jimmy Durante

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Jimmy Durante
Age: 86 †
Born: 1893
Born: February 10
Died: 1980
Died: January 28
Comedian
Film Actor
Jazz Musician
Pianist
Recording Artist
Singer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Manhattan borough
New York City
Schnozzola
James Francis Durante
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Marriage
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