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It was so kind of you to mention that I don't wear stays. What's the point? If you squeeze it in at one point, it only comes out at the other.

Lillie Langtry

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Lillie Langtry
Age: 75 †
Born: 1853
Born: October 13
Died: 1929
Died: February 12
Actress
Courtesan
Stage Actor
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Emilie Charlotte Le Breton De Bathe
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Mrs. Langtry
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