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I still feel that French cooking is the most important in the world, one of the few that has rules. If you follow the rules, you can do pretty well.

Julia Child

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Julia Child
Age: 91 †
Born: 1912
Born: August 15
Died: 2004
Died: August 13
Chef
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Television Presenter
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Pasadena
California
Julia Carolyn Child
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