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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
Immediately
Outdoor
Everybody
Humorous
Cafes
Talking
Liked
Strolling
Funny
Singing
Performer
Always
Sitting
Crowded
People
Streets
Performers
Laughing
Rome
Italian
Gesturing
Humor

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