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I guess if people couldn't profit from war I don't think there would be war.

Lily Tomlin

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Lily Tomlin
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: September 1
Actress
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Screenwriter
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Television Actor
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Detroit
Michigan
Mary Jean Tomlin
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