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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: 71
Born: 1952
Born: December 15
Costume Designer
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Film Director
Film Producer
Opera Director
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Theatrical Director
Newton
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