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The purity of Jewish upbringing - the restrictions that one carries through life being a 'nice Jewish girl' - what a burden.

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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Model
Singer
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Writer
The Bronx
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Betty Joan Perske
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