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Tell people the truth, they laugh. The truth is so tragic they have to pretend it's a joke.

Lucille Kallen

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Lucille Kallen
Age: 76 †
Born: 1922
Born: May 28
Died: 1999
Died: January 18
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
LA
California
Truth
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Pretend
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