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Bo Derek turned down the role of Helen Keller because she couldn't remember the lines.

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Joan Rivers
Age: 81 †
Born: 1933
Born: June 8
Died: 2014
Died: September 4
Comedian
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Film Director
Film Producer
Journalist
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Television Actor
Television Personality
Brooklyn
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Joan Alexandra Molinsky
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Trust your husband, adore your husband, and get as much as you can in your own name.
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Learn what not to expect. Irish catholic they get sh**** little rings. Irish women get crappy rings. Baptist get the worst because they get the rings under water. When it comes up, it's garbage. Jewish, big rings. Episcopalian big rings. Italians-the best, because they get them off of dead people, and second wives get the biggest rings of all.
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