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I'll miss Hollywood. Of the twenty friends I thought I had, I'll miss the six I really had.

Lauren Bacall

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Lauren Bacall
Age: 89 †
Born: 1924
Born: September 16
Died: 2014
Died: August 12
Film Actor
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Singer
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
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The Bronx
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Betty Joan Perske
Betty Perske
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