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Streets crowded with people strolling, or sitting at outdoor cafes. And always, talking, gesturing, singing, laughing. I liked Rome immediately.Everybody was a performer.

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Kirk Douglas
Age: 103 †
Born: 1916
Born: December 9
Died: 2020
Died: February 5
Actor
Author
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Soldier
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Amsterdam (city)
New York
Issur Danielovitch
Izzy Demsky
Isador Demsky
Issur Danielovich
Humor
Italian
Gesturing
Everybody
Immediately
Outdoor
Talking
Humorous
Cafes
Funny
Liked
Strolling
Always
Singing
Performer
People
Sitting
Crowded
Streets
Performers
Laughing
Rome

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