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You burn a man's pickup, and he's ready for war.
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John Grisham
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: February 8
Actor
Film Producer
Lawyer
Missionary
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Politician
Screenwriter
Television Producer
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Jonesboro
Arkansas
John Ray Grisham
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John Ray Grisham Jr
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