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It is a mark of many famous people that they cannot part with their brightest hour.

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Lillian Hellman
Age: 79 †
Born: 1905
Born: June 20
Died: 1984
Died: September 30
Actor
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Lillian Florence Hellman
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People change and forget to tell each other.
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