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All actors are terrified - they just learn how to control it.
Lauren Bacall
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Lauren Bacall
Age: 89 †
Born: 1924
Born: September 16
Died: 2014
Died: August 12
Film Actor
Film Actress
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The Bronx
New York City
Betty Joan Perske
Betty Perske
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