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Acting is a form of deception, and actors can mesmerize themselves almost as easily as an audience.

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Leo Rosten
Age: 88 †
Born: 1908
Born: January 1
Died: 1997
Died: January 1
Lexicographer
Linguist
Novelist
Political Scientist
Screenwriter
Writer
Lodz
Leo Calvin Rosten
Audience
Acting
Actors
Form
Deception
Easily
Almost

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