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Anytime four New Yorkers get into a cab together without arguing, a bank robbery has just taken place.

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Johnny Carson
Age: 79 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 23
Died: 2005
Died: January 23
Actor
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Journalist
Magician
Military Officer
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Presenter
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Corning
Iowa
John William Carson
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The Great Carsoni
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Yorkers
Taken
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Robbery
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Anytime
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Bank
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