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I am an unrealized character, dramatically speaking.

Luigi Pirandello

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Luigi Pirandello
Age: 69 †
Born: 1867
Born: June 28
Died: 1936
Died: December 10
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Luwiji Pirandélo
Luidzhi Pirandello
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