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Some people become dullards, but as children we are all creative. It's in the programming, the socialization, that we lose our sense of play.

Julie Taymor

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Julie Taymor
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: December 15
Costume Designer
Director
Film Director
Film Producer
Opera Director
Scenographer
Screenwriter
Theatrical Director
Newton
Massachusetts
Creative
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Dullards
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