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When I am happy I feel like crying, but when I am sad I don’t feel like laughing. I think it is better to be happy then you get two feelings for the price of one.

Lily Tomlin

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