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Love means having something to betray.
John le Carre
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John le Carre
Age: 89 †
Born: 1931
Born: October 19
Died: 2020
Died: December 12
Actor
Film Producer
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Sweetwater
Texas
David John Moore Cornwell
David Cornwell
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He has the gift of quiet.
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