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People should tell your children what life is all about - it's about work.

Lauren Bacall

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Lauren Bacall
Age: 89 †
Born: 1924
Born: September 16
Died: 2014
Died: August 12
Film Actor
Film Actress
Model
Singer
Spokesperson
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Writer
The Bronx
New York City
Betty Joan Perske
Betty Perske
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People
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Children

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