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She was pondering the option of law school, the great American baby-sitter for directionless postgrads.

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John Grisham
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: February 8
Actor
Film Producer
Lawyer
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Jonesboro
Arkansas
John Ray Grisham
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John Ray Grisham Jr
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