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Now and then I become conscious of having the reputation of being one of the great drinkers, if not one of the great drunks, of our time.

Kingsley Amis

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Kingsley Amis
Age: 73 †
Born: 1922
Born: April 16
Died: 1995
Died: October 22
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Clapham Common Ward
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