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My mother was electric onstage, and I vividly recall the extraordinary power she had over her audiences

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Lorna Luft
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: November 21
Film Actor
Film Actress
Singer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Writer
Santa Monica
California
Electric
Extraordinary
Audience
Mother
Vividly
Power
Onstage
Recall
Recalls
Audiences

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